About block 949,130
Bitcoin block 949,130 was mined by ViaBTC on May 12, 2026 at 9:40 PM UTC, 6 min 45 s after block 949,129. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,318 transactions in 0.78 MB (44.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 949,130 is number 1,611 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 405 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,870 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 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,586 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.