About block 949,059
Bitcoin block 949,059 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM UTC, 64 min 58 s after block 949,058. 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 4,145 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0630 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1880 BTC for this block.
Block 949,059 is number 1,540 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 476 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,941 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 26,662 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.