About block 949,437
Bitcoin block 949,437 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 1:24 AM UTC, 6 min 8 s after block 949,436. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,621 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0205 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1455 BTC for this block.
Block 949,437 is number 1,918 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 98 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,563 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 26,258 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.