About block 949,966
Bitcoin block 949,966 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 4:57 PM UTC, 4 min 18 s after block 949,965. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,123 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0216 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1466 BTC for this block.
Block 949,966 is number 431 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,585 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,034 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,677 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.