About block 949,658
Bitcoin block 949,658 was mined by Foundry USA on May 16, 2026 at 12:38 PM UTC, 2 min 36 s after block 949,657. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,156 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 949,658 is number 123 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,893 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,342 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 26,014 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.