About block 949,840
Bitcoin block 949,840 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 5:57 PM UTC, 15 min 35 s after block 949,839. 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 4,261 transactions in 1.80 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0201 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1451 BTC for this block.
Block 949,840 is number 305 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,711 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,160 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 240 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,817 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.