About block 949,787
Bitcoin block 949,787 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM UTC, 11 min 33 s after block 949,786. 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 4,939 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0165 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1415 BTC for this block.
Block 949,787 is number 252 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,764 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,213 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,876 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.