About block 950,549
Bitcoin block 950,549 was mined by Foundry USA on May 22, 2026 at 6:27 PM UTC, 20 min 1 s after block 950,548. 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 3,813 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0337 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1587 BTC for this block.
Block 950,549 is number 1,014 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,002 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,451 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,059 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.