About block 949,260
Bitcoin block 949,260 was mined by Foundry USA on May 13, 2026 at 7:32 PM UTC, 10 min 39 s after block 949,259. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,551 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0202 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1452 BTC for this block.
Block 949,260 is number 1,741 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 275 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,740 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 243 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,445 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.