About block 949,351
Bitcoin block 949,351 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC, 51 min 25 s after block 949,350. 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 4,094 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0563 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1813 BTC for this block.
Block 949,351 is number 1,832 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 184 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,649 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,350 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.