About block 949,263
Bitcoin block 949,263 was mined by ViaBTC on May 13, 2026 at 8:01 PM UTC, 4 min 28 s after block 949,262. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,619 transactions in 0.80 MB (46.5% 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 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 949,263 is number 1,744 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 272 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,737 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 26,442 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.