About block 949,137
Bitcoin block 949,137 was mined by Foundry USA on May 12, 2026 at 11:04 PM UTC, 4 min 18 s after block 949,136. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,609 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 949,137 is number 1,618 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 398 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,863 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,579 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.