About block 949,290
Bitcoin block 949,290 was mined by SECPOOL on May 14, 2026 at 12:48 AM UTC, 3 min 16 s after block 949,289. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,986 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 949,290 is number 1,771 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 245 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,710 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. SECPOOL found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,414 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.