About block 949,305
Bitcoin block 949,305 was mined by Unknown on May 14, 2026 at 3:10 AM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 949,304. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,844 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0097 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1347 BTC for this block.
Block 949,305 is number 1,786 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 230 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,695 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. Unknown found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,399 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.