About block 949,891
Bitcoin block 949,891 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 4:01 AM UTC, 2 min 47 s after block 949,890. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,291 transactions in 1.51 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 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 949,891 is number 356 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,660 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,109 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 238 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,760 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.