About block 949,076
Bitcoin block 949,076 was mined by ViaBTC on May 12, 2026 at 1:12 PM UTC, 23 seconds after block 949,075. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 101 transactions in 0.03 MB (2.0% 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 0.0005 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1255 BTC for this block.
Block 949,076 is number 1,557 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 459 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,924 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. ViaBTC found 100 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,643 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.