About block 950,040
Bitcoin block 950,040 was mined by Foundry USA on May 19, 2026 at 5:54 AM UTC, 10 min 2 s after block 950,039. 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 4,116 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0177 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1427 BTC for this block.
Block 950,040 is number 505 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,511 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,960 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 25,598 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.