About block 950,052
Bitcoin block 950,052 was mined by ViaBTC on May 19, 2026 at 7:53 AM UTC, 15 min 55 s after block 950,051. 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 2,729 transactions in 1.47 MB (91.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0219 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1469 BTC for this block.
Block 950,052 is number 517 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,499 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,948 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. ViaBTC found 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,586 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.