About block 951,842
Bitcoin block 951,842 was mined by Foundry USA on May 31, 2026 at 11:37 AM UTC, 6 min 15 s after block 951,841. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,465 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0314 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1564 BTC for this block.
Block 951,842 is number 291 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,725 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,158 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,651 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.