About block 951,042
Bitcoin block 951,042 was mined by AntPool on May 25, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC, 32 seconds after block 951,041. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,978 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 951,042 is number 1,507 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 509 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,958 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. AntPool found 198 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,497 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.