About block 950,540
Bitcoin block 950,540 was mined by ViaBTC on May 22, 2026 at 4:49 PM UTC, 18 seconds after block 950,539. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,656 transactions in 1.78 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 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 950,540 is number 1,005 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,011 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,460 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 25,069 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.