About block 949,349
Bitcoin block 949,349 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 10:23 AM UTC, 20 min 14 s after block 949,348. 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 3,554 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0281 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1531 BTC for this block.
Block 949,349 is number 1,830 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 186 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,651 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,352 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.