About block 949,279
Bitcoin block 949,279 was mined by OCEAN on May 13, 2026 at 11:29 PM UTC, 16 min 13 s after block 949,278. 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 2,544 transactions in 1.01 MB (63.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 949,279 is number 1,760 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 256 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,721 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. OCEAN found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,425 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.