About block 949,016
Bitcoin block 949,016 was mined by MARA Pool on May 12, 2026 at 1:49 AM UTC, 37 min 43 s after block 949,015. 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 3,879 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0362 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1612 BTC for this block.
Block 949,016 is number 1,497 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 519 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,984 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,847 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.