About block 950,553
Bitcoin block 950,553 was mined by ViaBTC on May 22, 2026 at 6:49 PM UTC, 4 min 1 s after block 950,552. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,772 transactions in 0.83 MB (55.3% 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 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 950,553 is number 1,018 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 998 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,447 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. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,055 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.