About block 950,693
Bitcoin block 950,693 was mined by Foundry USA on May 23, 2026 at 4:45 PM UTC, 11 seconds after block 950,692. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,987 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 950,693 is number 1,158 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 858 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,307 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 244 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,880 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.