About block 949,539
Bitcoin block 949,539 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM UTC, 4 min 46 s after block 949,538. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,324 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0429 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1679 BTC for this block.
Block 949,539 is number 4 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 2,012 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,461 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 26,146 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.