About block 949,174
Bitcoin block 949,174 was mined by Foundry USA on May 13, 2026 at 5:25 AM UTC, 1 min 22 s after block 949,173. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,794 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 949,174 is number 1,655 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 361 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,826 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 26,538 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.