About block 949,456
Bitcoin block 949,456 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 3:54 AM UTC, 18 min 10 s after block 949,455. 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 2,770 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0231 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1481 BTC for this block.
Block 949,456 is number 1,937 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 79 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,544 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,238 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.