About block 949,317
Bitcoin block 949,317 was mined by ViaBTC on May 14, 2026 at 4:27 AM UTC, 42 seconds after block 949,316. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 149 transactions in 0.06 MB (3.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0006 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1256 BTC for this block.
Block 949,317 is number 1,798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,683 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. ViaBTC found 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,386 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.