About block 950,555
Bitcoin block 950,555 was mined by Foundry USA on May 22, 2026 at 7:06 PM UTC, 16 min 16 s after block 950,554. 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 3,675 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0307 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1557 BTC for this block.
Block 950,555 is number 1,020 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 996 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,445 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 25,053 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.