About block 949,423
Bitcoin block 949,423 was mined by OCEAN on May 14, 2026 at 9:09 PM UTC, 25 seconds after block 949,422. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 273 transactions in 0.13 MB (7.5% 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 0.0014 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1264 BTC for this block.
Block 949,423 is number 1,904 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 112 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,577 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. OCEAN found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,273 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.