About block 950,296
Bitcoin block 950,296 was mined by Foundry USA on May 20, 2026 at 11:05 PM UTC, 7 min 56 s after block 950,295. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,503 transactions in 1.89 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0144 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1394 BTC for this block.
Block 950,296 is number 761 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,255 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,704 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,327 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.