About block 950,179
Bitcoin block 950,179 was mined by Foundry USA on May 20, 2026 at 2:57 AM UTC, 2 min 40 s after block 950,178. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,314 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0128 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1378 BTC for this block.
Block 950,179 is number 644 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,372 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,821 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 25,453 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.