About block 950,650
Bitcoin block 950,650 was mined by Foundry USA on May 23, 2026 at 8:59 AM UTC, 1 min 43 s after block 950,649. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,917 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 950,650 is number 1,115 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 901 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,350 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 24,925 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.