About block 949,144
Bitcoin block 949,144 was mined by ViaBTC on May 13, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC, 13 min 54 s after block 949,143. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 2,050 transactions in 1.02 MB (60.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 949,144 is number 1,625 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 391 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,856 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. ViaBTC found 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,570 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.