About block 949,839
Bitcoin block 949,839 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 5:42 PM UTC, 48 seconds after block 949,838. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,879 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 949,839 is number 304 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,712 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,161 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 25,818 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.