About block 949,068
Bitcoin block 949,068 was mined by MARA Pool on May 12, 2026 at 12:12 PM UTC, 5 min 40 s after block 949,067. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,106 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0233 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1483 BTC for this block.
Block 949,068 is number 1,549 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 467 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,932 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. MARA Pool found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,651 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.