About block 949,476
Bitcoin block 949,476 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 15, 2026 at 7:20 AM UTC, 3 min 2 s after block 949,475. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,282 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0243 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1493 BTC for this block.
Block 949,476 is number 1,957 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 59 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,524 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,217 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.