About block 949,022
Bitcoin block 949,022 was mined by ULTIMUSPOOL on May 12, 2026 at 2:18 AM UTC, 41 seconds after block 949,021. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,328 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ULTIMUSPOOL earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 949,022 is number 1,503 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 513 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,978 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. ULTIMUSPOOL found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,841 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.