About block 949,857
Bitcoin block 949,857 was mined by Foundry USA on May 17, 2026 at 9:25 PM UTC, 12 min 33 s after block 949,856. 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 4,262 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 949,857 is number 322 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,694 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,143 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 25,800 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.