About block 949,376
Bitcoin block 949,376 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 3:05 PM UTC, 26 min 20 s after block 949,375. 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 3,916 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0431 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1681 BTC for this block.
Block 949,376 is number 1,857 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 159 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,624 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,322 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.