About block 949,564
Bitcoin block 949,564 was mined by Foundry USA on May 15, 2026 at 9:21 PM UTC, 2 min 46 s after block 949,563. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,053 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 949,564 is number 29 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,987 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,436 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,118 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.