About block 950,642
Bitcoin block 950,642 was mined by Foundry USA on May 23, 2026 at 7:35 AM UTC, 17 min 49 s after block 950,641. 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 3,811 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 950,642 is number 1,107 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 909 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,358 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 245 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,933 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.