About block 949,255
Bitcoin block 949,255 was mined by MARA Pool on May 13, 2026 at 6:52 PM UTC, 3 min 4 s after block 949,254. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,751 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 949,255 is number 1,736 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 280 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,745 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 26,451 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.