About block 949,400
Bitcoin block 949,400 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 5:32 PM UTC, 37 seconds after block 949,399. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,814 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0066 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1316 BTC for this block.
Block 949,400 is number 1,881 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 135 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,600 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 26,297 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.