About block 950,778
Bitcoin block 950,778 was mined by ViaBTC on May 24, 2026 at 5:46 AM UTC, 5 min 40 s after block 950,777. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,163 transactions in 0.46 MB (27.4% 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 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 950,778 is number 1,243 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 773 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,222 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. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,791 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.