About block 949,501
Bitcoin block 949,501 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 10:38 AM UTC, 56 seconds after block 949,500. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,622 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 949,501 is number 1,982 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 34 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,499 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 26,191 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.