About block 950,742
Bitcoin block 950,742 was mined by ViaBTC on May 23, 2026 at 11:09 PM UTC, 1 min 26 s after block 950,741. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 516 transactions in 0.16 MB (9.5% 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 0.0017 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1267 BTC for this block.
Block 950,742 is number 1,207 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 809 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,258 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,830 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.