About block 949,100
Bitcoin block 949,100 was mined by ViaBTC on May 12, 2026 at 4:31 PM UTC, 1 min 53 s after block 949,099. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,890 transactions in 1.44 MB (81.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0124 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1374 BTC for this block.
Block 949,100 is number 1,581 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 435 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,900 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 26,618 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.