About block 949,277
Bitcoin block 949,277 was mined by Foundry USA on May 13, 2026 at 11:03 PM UTC, 5 seconds after block 949,276. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,866 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0138 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1388 BTC for this block.
Block 949,277 is number 1,758 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 258 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,723 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 242 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,427 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.