About block 949,132
Bitcoin block 949,132 was mined by ViaBTC on May 12, 2026 at 9:49 PM UTC, 2 min 25 s after block 949,131. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,601 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 949,132 is number 1,613 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 403 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,868 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 26,584 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.