About block 950,498
Bitcoin block 950,498 was mined by Foundry USA on May 22, 2026 at 11:05 AM UTC, 6 min 37 s after block 950,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,760 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0177 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1427 BTC for this block.
Block 950,498 is number 963 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,053 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,502 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,115 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.