About block 949,472
Bitcoin block 949,472 was mined by OCEAN on May 15, 2026 at 5:32 AM UTC, 13 min 22 s after block 949,471. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 1,768 transactions in 0.94 MB (58.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 949,472 is number 1,953 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 63 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,528 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 26,221 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.