About block 950,617
Bitcoin block 950,617 was mined by Foundry USA on May 23, 2026 at 4:04 AM UTC, 21 min 39 s after block 950,616. 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 3,478 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 8.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0215 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1465 BTC for this block.
Block 950,617 is number 1,082 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 934 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,383 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,960 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.