About block 949,278
Bitcoin block 949,278 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 13, 2026 at 11:12 PM UTC, 9 min 49 s after block 949,277. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,217 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0152 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1402 BTC for this block.
Block 949,278 is number 1,759 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 257 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,722 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,426 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.