About block 949,609
Bitcoin block 949,609 was mined by Foundry USA on May 16, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC, 4 min 48 s after block 949,608. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,550 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 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 949,609 is number 74 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,942 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,391 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,071 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.