About block 949,045
Bitcoin block 949,045 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 7:28 AM UTC, 21 min 14 s after block 949,044. 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 3,340 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0285 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1535 BTC for this block.
Block 949,045 is number 1,526 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 490 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,955 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,676 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.