About block 949,953
Bitcoin block 949,953 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 2:50 PM UTC, 6 min 44 s after block 949,952. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,259 transactions in 1.42 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 0.0218 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1468 BTC for this block.
Block 949,953 is number 418 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,598 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,047 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 25,692 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.