About block 950,551
Bitcoin block 950,551 was mined by Foundry USA on May 22, 2026 at 6:33 PM UTC, 3 min 35 s after block 950,550. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,007 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 950,551 is number 1,016 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,000 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,449 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,057 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.