About block 949,143
Bitcoin block 949,143 was mined by AntPool on May 12, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC, 8 min 40 s after block 949,142. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,872 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 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 949,143 is number 1,624 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 392 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,857 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,571 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.