About block 949,044
Bitcoin block 949,044 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 7:07 AM UTC, 1 min 25 s after block 949,043. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,821 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 949,044 is number 1,525 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 491 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,956 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,677 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.