About block 949,498
Bitcoin block 949,498 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 10:32 AM UTC, 5 min 32 s after block 949,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,978 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 949,498 is number 1,979 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 37 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,502 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 26,194 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.