About block 950,222
Bitcoin block 950,222 was mined by Foundry USA on May 20, 2026 at 10:54 AM UTC, 11 min 9 s after block 950,221. 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 3,833 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0360 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1610 BTC for this block.
Block 950,222 is number 687 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,329 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,778 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,406 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.