About block 949,412
Bitcoin block 949,412 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 7:32 PM UTC, 10 min 27 s after block 949,411. 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 3,470 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0204 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1454 BTC for this block.
Block 949,412 is number 1,893 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 123 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,588 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 26,284 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.