About block 949,422
Bitcoin block 949,422 was mined by Foundry USA on May 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM UTC, 4 min 54 s after block 949,421. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,549 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0161 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1411 BTC for this block.
Block 949,422 is number 1,903 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 113 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,578 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 26,274 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.