About block 950,656
Bitcoin block 950,656 was mined by Foundry USA on May 23, 2026 at 9:45 AM UTC, 11 min 14 s after block 950,655. 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 5,408 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 950,656 is number 1,121 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 895 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,344 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 24,919 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.