About block 949,618
Bitcoin block 949,618 was mined by Foundry USA on May 16, 2026 at 6:44 AM UTC, 1 min 23 s after block 949,617. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,956 transactions in 1.59 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 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 949,618 is number 83 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,933 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,382 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 26,062 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.