About block 949,458
Bitcoin block 949,458 was mined by SECPOOL on May 15, 2026 at 3:59 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 949,457. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,748 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 949,458 is number 1,939 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 77 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,542 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. SECPOOL found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,236 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.