About block 949,191
Bitcoin block 949,191 was mined by Foundry USA on May 13, 2026 at 8:52 AM UTC, 30 seconds after block 949,190. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,698 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, 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 949,191 is number 1,672 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 344 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,809 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 26,519 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.