About block 951,044
Bitcoin block 951,044 was mined by Foundry USA on May 25, 2026 at 11:37 PM UTC, 8 min 39 s after block 951,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,968 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0186 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1436 BTC for this block.
Block 951,044 is number 1,509 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 507 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,956 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,495 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.