About block 949,617
Bitcoin block 949,617 was mined by Foundry USA on May 16, 2026 at 6:42 AM UTC, 12 min 43 s after block 949,616. 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 4,007 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0147 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1397 BTC for this block.
Block 949,617 is number 82 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,934 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,383 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,063 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.