About block 949,007
Bitcoin block 949,007 was mined by Foundry USA on May 11, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC, 8 seconds after block 949,006. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,978 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 949,007 is number 1,488 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 528 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,993 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 26,857 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.