About block 949,488
Bitcoin block 949,488 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 9:15 AM UTC, 15 min 26 s after block 949,487. 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 3,728 transactions in 1.67 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 0.0251 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1501 BTC for this block.
Block 949,488 is number 1,969 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 47 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,512 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,204 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.