About block 949,077
Bitcoin block 949,077 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 1:14 PM UTC, 1 min 53 s after block 949,076. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,607 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 949,077 is number 1,558 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 458 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,923 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 26,642 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.