About block 949,715
Bitcoin block 949,715 was mined by Foundry USA on May 16, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC, 5 min 55 s after block 949,714. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,665 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0097 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1347 BTC for this block.
Block 949,715 is number 180 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,836 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,285 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 25,955 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.