About block 950,253
Bitcoin block 950,253 was mined by Foundry USA on May 20, 2026 at 3:07 PM UTC, 15 min 42 s after block 950,252. 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 3,779 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0283 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1533 BTC for this block.
Block 950,253 is number 718 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,298 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,747 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 25,375 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.