About block 949,158
Bitcoin block 949,158 was mined by MARA Pool on May 13, 2026 at 2:09 AM UTC, 40 min 42 s after block 949,157. 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 4,113 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0341 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1591 BTC for this block.
Block 949,158 is number 1,639 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 377 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,842 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 26,556 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.