About block 949,952
Bitcoin block 949,952 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 2:43 PM UTC, 12 min 22 s after block 949,951. 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 3,417 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0294 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1544 BTC for this block.
Block 949,952 is number 417 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,599 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,048 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 25,693 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.