About block 949,489
Bitcoin block 949,489 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 9:36 AM UTC, 20 min 56 s after block 949,488. 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 4,197 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0303 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1553 BTC for this block.
Block 949,489 is number 1,970 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 46 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,511 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,203 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.