About block 951,609
Bitcoin block 951,609 was mined by Foundry USA on May 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM UTC, 51 min 10 s after block 951,608. 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 3,691 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 7.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0919 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.2169 BTC for this block.
Block 951,609 is number 58 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,958 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,391 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,905 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.