About block 949,694
Bitcoin block 949,694 was mined by Foundry USA on May 16, 2026 at 7:39 PM UTC, 1 min 53 s after block 949,693. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,511 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0058 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1308 BTC for this block.
Block 949,694 is number 159 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,857 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,306 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,976 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.