About block 949,162
Bitcoin block 949,162 was mined by WhitePool on May 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM UTC, 8 min 5 s after block 949,161. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,133 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 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 949,162 is number 1,643 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 373 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,838 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. WhitePool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,552 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.