About block 951,523
Bitcoin block 951,523 was mined by ViaBTC on May 29, 2026 at 5:33 AM UTC, 1 min 36 s after block 951,522. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,958 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 951,523 is number 1,988 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 28 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,477 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 94 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,995 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.