About block 949,746
Bitcoin block 949,746 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 3:10 AM UTC, 2 min 15 s after block 949,745. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,709 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 949,746 is number 211 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,805 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,254 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 25,921 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.