About block 950,509
Bitcoin block 950,509 was mined by Foundry USA on May 22, 2026 at 12:47 PM UTC, 10 min 3 s after block 950,508. 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 4,254 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0183 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1433 BTC for this block.
Block 950,509 is number 974 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,042 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,491 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,104 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.