About block 950,502
Bitcoin block 950,502 was mined by ViaBTC on May 22, 2026 at 11:35 AM UTC, 5 min 47 s after block 950,501. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,369 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 950,502 is number 967 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,049 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,498 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. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,111 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.