About block 949,000
Bitcoin block 949,000 was mined by Foundry USA on May 11, 2026 at 9:32 PM UTC, 19 min 21 s after block 948,999. 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 3,344 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0254 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1504 BTC for this block.
Block 949,000 is number 1,481 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 535 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,000 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,864 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.