About block 949,336
Bitcoin block 949,336 was mined by AntPool on May 14, 2026 at 7:24 AM UTC, 4 min 43 s after block 949,335. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,536 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% 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 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 949,336 is number 1,817 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 199 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,664 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,365 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.