About block 949,404
Bitcoin block 949,404 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 5:57 PM UTC, 7 min 30 s after block 949,403. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,451 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 949,404 is number 1,885 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 131 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,596 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,292 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.