About block 949,766
Bitcoin block 949,766 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM UTC, 35 seconds after block 949,765. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,218 transactions in 1.23 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 949,766 is number 231 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,785 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,234 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,898 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.