About block 949,798
Bitcoin block 949,798 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 11:32 AM UTC, 2 min 6 s after block 949,797. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,362 transactions in 1.20 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 949,798 is number 263 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,753 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,202 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 25,864 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.