About block 949,031
Bitcoin block 949,031 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 5:04 AM UTC, 14 min 29 s after block 949,030. 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 3,763 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0203 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1453 BTC for this block.
Block 949,031 is number 1,512 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 504 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,969 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 26,832 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.