About block 950,944
Bitcoin block 950,944 was mined by Foundry USA on May 25, 2026 at 10:50 AM UTC, 6 min 16 s after block 950,943. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,898 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 950,944 is number 1,409 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 607 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,056 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,606 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.