About block 950,986
Bitcoin block 950,986 was mined by Foundry USA on May 25, 2026 at 5:25 PM UTC, 1 min 21 s after block 950,985. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,425 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 950,986 is number 1,451 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 565 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,014 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,559 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.