About block 950,009
Bitcoin block 950,009 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 11:53 PM UTC, 23 min 10 s after block 950,008. 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 3,626 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0274 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1524 BTC for this block.
Block 950,009 is number 474 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,542 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,991 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,631 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.