About block 950,029
Bitcoin block 950,029 was mined by ViaBTC on May 19, 2026 at 3:59 AM UTC, 1 min 23 s after block 950,028. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 379 transactions in 0.12 MB (7.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0014 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1264 BTC for this block.
Block 950,029 is number 494 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,522 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,971 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,610 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.