About block 950,558
Bitcoin block 950,558 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 22, 2026 at 7:37 PM UTC, 6 min 35 s after block 950,557. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,937 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 950,558 is number 1,023 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 993 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,442 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,049 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.