About block 949,446
Bitcoin block 949,446 was mined by SpiderPool on May 15, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC, 7 seconds after block 949,445. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,865 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 949,446 is number 1,927 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 89 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,554 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 26,248 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.