About block 949,468
Bitcoin block 949,468 was mined by OCEAN on May 15, 2026 at 5:07 AM UTC, 8 min 50 s after block 949,467. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,449 transactions in 0.79 MB (48.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 949,468 is number 1,949 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 67 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,532 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 26,225 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.