About block 949,969
Bitcoin block 949,969 was mined by Foundry USA on May 18, 2026 at 5:24 PM UTC, 11 min 8 s after block 949,968. 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 3,950 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0260 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1510 BTC for this block.
Block 949,969 is number 434 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,582 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,031 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 241 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,673 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.