About block 949,348
Bitcoin block 949,348 was mined by SpiderPool on May 14, 2026 at 10:02 AM UTC, 16 seconds after block 949,347. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,856 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 949,348 is number 1,829 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 187 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,652 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. SpiderPool found 73 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,353 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.