About block 949,748
Bitcoin block 949,748 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 3:33 AM UTC, 22 min 3 s after block 949,747. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,064 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0216 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1466 BTC for this block.
Block 949,748 is number 213 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,803 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,252 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 25,919 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.