About block 952,496
Bitcoin block 952,496 was mined by Foundry USA on June 5, 2026 at 3:26 PM UTC, 27 seconds after block 952,495. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,747 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 0.0321 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1571 BTC for this block.
Block 952,496 is number 945 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,071 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 97,504 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,952 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.