About block 948,983
Bitcoin block 948,983 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 11, 2026 at 6:57 PM UTC, 31 min 33 s after block 948,982. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,039 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0474 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1724 BTC for this block.
Block 948,983 is number 1,464 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 552 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,017 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 21 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,888 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.