About block 949,535
Bitcoin block 949,535 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 3:56 PM UTC, 37 min 55 s after block 949,534. 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 4,064 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0667 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1917 BTC for this block.
Block 949,535 is number 2,016 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 0 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,465 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 237 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,153 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.