About block 949,288
Bitcoin block 949,288 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 12:42 AM UTC, 15 min 44 s after block 949,287. 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 4,431 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0190 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1440 BTC for this block.
Block 949,288 is number 1,769 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 247 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,712 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 26,416 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.