About block 950,842
Bitcoin block 950,842 was mined by Foundry USA on May 24, 2026 at 6:41 PM UTC, 22 min 33 s after block 950,841. 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 3,875 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0327 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1577 BTC for this block.
Block 950,842 is number 1,307 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 709 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,158 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. Foundry USA found 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,720 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.