About block 951,179
Bitcoin block 951,179 was mined by ViaBTC on May 26, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC, 14 min 45 s after block 951,178. 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 4,542 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0219 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1469 BTC for this block.
Block 951,179 is number 1,644 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 372 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,821 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. ViaBTC found 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,355 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.