About block 949,407
Bitcoin block 949,407 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC, 1 min 7 s after block 949,406. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,451 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0075 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1325 BTC for this block.
Block 949,407 is number 1,888 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 128 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,593 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 26,289 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.