About block 951,298
Bitcoin block 951,298 was mined by Foundry USA on May 27, 2026 at 8:32 PM UTC, 9 min 37 s after block 951,297. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,478 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0313 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1563 BTC for this block.
Block 951,298 is number 1,763 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 253 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,702 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 24,230 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.