About block 949,142
Bitcoin block 949,142 was mined by MARA Pool on May 12, 2026 at 11:42 PM UTC, 8 min 57 s after block 949,141. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,378 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 949,142 is number 1,623 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 393 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,858 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. MARA Pool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,572 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.