About block 951,257
Bitcoin block 951,257 was mined by Foundry USA on May 27, 2026 at 12:43 PM UTC, 23 min 4 s after block 951,256. 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 3,750 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0369 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1619 BTC for this block.
Block 951,257 is number 1,722 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 294 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,743 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 24,274 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.