About block 949,445
Bitcoin block 949,445 was mined by ViaBTC on May 15, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC, 4 min 25 s after block 949,444. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,962 transactions in 1.18 MB (71.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0172 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1422 BTC for this block.
Block 949,445 is number 1,926 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 90 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,555 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. ViaBTC found 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,249 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.