About block 950,857
Bitcoin block 950,857 was mined by Foundry USA on May 24, 2026 at 8:43 PM UTC, 28 min 19 s after block 950,856. 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 4,217 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0324 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1574 BTC for this block.
Block 950,857 is number 1,322 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 694 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,143 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,704 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.