About block 951,597
Bitcoin block 951,597 was mined by Foundry USA on May 29, 2026 at 6:02 PM UTC, 26 min 39 s after block 951,596. 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 4,511 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0750 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2000 BTC for this block.
Block 951,597 is number 46 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,970 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,403 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,918 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.