About block 951,843
Bitcoin block 951,843 was mined by Foundry USA on May 31, 2026 at 11:51 AM UTC, 13 min 30 s after block 951,842. 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 3,642 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0278 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1528 BTC for this block.
Block 951,843 is number 292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,157 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 253 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 23,650 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.