About block 951,556
Bitcoin block 951,556 was mined by ViaBTC on May 29, 2026 at 10:58 AM UTC, 17 min 15 s after block 951,555. 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 4,318 transactions in 1.47 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 0.0301 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1551 BTC for this block.
Block 951,556 is number 5 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 2,011 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,444 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 94 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,961 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.