About block 949,871
Bitcoin block 949,871 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC, 1 min 15 s after block 949,870. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,873 transactions in 1.80 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 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 949,871 is number 336 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,680 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,129 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,783 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.