About block 950,197
Bitcoin block 950,197 was mined by ViaBTC on May 20, 2026 at 5:59 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 950,196. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 306 transactions in 0.24 MB (12.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0024 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1274 BTC for this block.
Block 950,197 is number 662 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,354 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,803 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 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,435 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.