About block 951,598
Bitcoin block 951,598 was mined by Foundry USA on May 29, 2026 at 6:11 PM UTC, 9 min 30 s after block 951,597. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,163 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0617 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1867 BTC for this block.
Block 951,598 is number 47 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,969 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,402 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 23,917 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.