About block 949,188
Bitcoin block 949,188 was mined by MARA Pool on May 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM UTC, 20 min 46 s after block 949,187. 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 3,542 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0255 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1505 BTC for this block.
Block 949,188 is number 1,669 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 347 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,812 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. MARA Pool found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,522 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.