About block 950,721
Bitcoin block 950,721 was mined by Foundry USA on May 23, 2026 at 9:04 PM UTC, 5 min 17 s after block 950,720. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,712 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 950,721 is number 1,186 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 830 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,279 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 24,852 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.