About block 949,363
Bitcoin block 949,363 was mined by ViaBTC on May 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM UTC, 1 min 37 s after block 949,362. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 610 transactions in 0.25 MB (15.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 949,363 is number 1,844 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 172 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,637 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 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,335 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.