About block 950,142
Bitcoin block 950,142 was mined by Foundry USA on May 19, 2026 at 10:09 PM UTC, 8 min 21 s after block 950,141. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,520 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 950,142 is number 607 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,409 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,858 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. Foundry USA found 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,494 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.