About block 949,927
Bitcoin block 949,927 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 10:05 AM UTC, 20 min 11 s after block 949,926. 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 4,448 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0270 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1520 BTC for this block.
Block 949,927 is number 392 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,624 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,073 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 239 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,721 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.