About block 949,932
Bitcoin block 949,932 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 10:26 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 949,931. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,174 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0063 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1313 BTC for this block.
Block 949,932 is number 397 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,619 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,068 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 25,714 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.