About block 949,055
Bitcoin block 949,055 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 8:31 AM UTC, 3 min 26 s after block 949,054. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,798 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0084 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1334 BTC for this block.
Block 949,055 is number 1,536 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 480 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,945 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 26,666 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.