About block 949,157
Bitcoin block 949,157 was mined by AntPool on May 13, 2026 at 1:28 AM UTC, 34 seconds after block 949,156. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,616 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 949,157 is number 1,638 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 378 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,843 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,557 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.