About block 949,509
Bitcoin block 949,509 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 11:40 AM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 949,508. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,847 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 949,509 is number 1,990 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 26 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,491 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 26,183 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.