About block 948,984
Bitcoin block 948,984 was mined by Foundry USA on May 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM UTC, 14 min 8 s after block 948,983. 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 3,902 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0336 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1586 BTC for this block.
Block 948,984 is number 1,465 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 551 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,016 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. Foundry USA found 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,883 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.