About block 949,163
Bitcoin block 949,163 was mined by ViaBTC on May 13, 2026 at 3:00 AM UTC, 6 min 1 s after block 949,162. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,789 transactions in 1.55 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, ViaBTC earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 949,163 is number 1,644 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 372 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,837 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 26,551 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.