About block 951,243
Bitcoin block 951,243 was mined by Foundry USA on May 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM UTC, 8 min 30 s after block 951,242. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,157 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 951,243 is number 1,708 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 308 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,757 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 24,288 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.