About block 949,405
Bitcoin block 949,405 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 14, 2026 at 6:07 PM UTC, 10 min 1 s after block 949,404. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,444 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0205 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1455 BTC for this block.
Block 949,405 is number 1,886 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 130 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,595 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,291 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.