About block 949,739
Bitcoin block 949,739 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 2:21 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 949,738. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,689 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 949,739 is number 204 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,812 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,261 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 25,929 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.