About block 952,498
Bitcoin block 952,498 was mined by Foundry USA on June 5, 2026 at 3:54 PM UTC, 26 min 56 s after block 952,497. 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 4,071 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0593 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1843 BTC for this block.
Block 952,498 is number 947 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 472; 1,069 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 953,567. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 97,502 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 248 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 22,950 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.