About block 949,286
Bitcoin block 949,286 was mined by AntPool on May 14, 2026 at 12:17 AM UTC, 1 min 1 s after block 949,285. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,468 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 949,286 is number 1,767 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 249 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,714 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,418 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.