About block 949,112
Bitcoin block 949,112 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 12, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC, 38 min 49 s after block 949,111. 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 3,704 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0607 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1857 BTC for this block.
Block 949,112 is number 1,593 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 423 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,888 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,606 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.