About block 949,203
Bitcoin block 949,203 was mined by ViaBTC on May 13, 2026 at 10:48 AM UTC, 22 min 52 s after block 949,202. 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 3,792 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0317 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1567 BTC for this block.
Block 949,203 is number 1,684 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 332 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,797 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. ViaBTC found 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,506 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.