About block 950,505
Bitcoin block 950,505 was mined by Foundry USA on May 22, 2026 at 12:19 PM UTC, 24 min 37 s after block 950,504. 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 3,911 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0353 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1603 BTC for this block.
Block 950,505 is number 970 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,046 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,495 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 25,108 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.