About block 950,608
Bitcoin block 950,608 was mined by Foundry USA on May 23, 2026 at 2:38 AM UTC, 13 min 37 s after block 950,607. 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 3,388 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 950,608 is number 1,073 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 943 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,392 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,970 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.