About block 949,012
Bitcoin block 949,012 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 12:14 AM UTC, 1 min 43 s after block 949,011. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,021 transactions in 1.66 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 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 949,012 is number 1,493 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 523 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,988 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 247 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,851 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.