About block 949,470
Bitcoin block 949,470 was mined by Luxor on May 15, 2026 at 5:10 AM UTC, 34 seconds after block 949,469. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,969 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0031 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1281 BTC for this block.
Block 949,470 is number 1,951 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 65 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,530 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. Luxor found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,223 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.