About block 949,116
Bitcoin block 949,116 was mined by SECPOOL on May 12, 2026 at 7:07 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 949,115. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,295 transactions in 1.63 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 0.0305 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1555 BTC for this block.
Block 949,116 is number 1,597 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 419 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,884 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. SECPOOL found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,602 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.