About block 949,039
Bitcoin block 949,039 was mined by Binance Pool on May 12, 2026 at 6:39 AM UTC, 13 min 13 s after block 949,038. 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 3,384 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0226 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1476 BTC for this block.
Block 949,039 is number 1,520 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 496 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,961 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. Binance Pool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,683 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.