About block 951,596
Bitcoin block 951,596 was mined by ViaBTC on May 29, 2026 at 5:35 PM UTC, 3 min 6 s after block 951,595. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,202 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0195 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1445 BTC for this block.
Block 951,596 is number 45 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,971 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,404 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 95 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,919 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.