About block 949,475
Bitcoin block 949,475 was mined by Luxor on May 15, 2026 at 7:17 AM UTC, 11 min 39 s after block 949,474. 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 3,964 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0434 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1684 BTC for this block.
Block 949,475 is number 1,956 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 60 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,525 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 26,218 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.