About block 949,079
Bitcoin block 949,079 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 1:22 PM UTC, 4 min 41 s after block 949,078. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,722 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0226 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1476 BTC for this block.
Block 949,079 is number 1,560 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 456 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,921 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 26,640 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.