About block 951,998
Bitcoin block 951,998 was mined by Foundry USA on June 1, 2026 at 3:38 PM UTC, 2 min 16 s after block 951,997. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,426 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0259 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1509 BTC for this block.
Block 951,998 is number 447 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,569 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 98,002 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 23,478 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.