About block 949,487
Bitcoin block 949,487 was mined by OCEAN on May 15, 2026 at 8:59 AM UTC, 52 seconds after block 949,486. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 277 transactions in 0.08 MB (5.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0013 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1263 BTC for this block.
Block 949,487 is number 1,968 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 48 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,513 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 26,206 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.