About block 949,346
Bitcoin block 949,346 was mined by ViaBTC on May 14, 2026 at 9:57 AM UTC, 6 min 34 s after block 949,345. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,291 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0206 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1456 BTC for this block.
Block 949,346 is number 1,827 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 189 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,654 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. ViaBTC found 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,355 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.