About block 949,492
Bitcoin block 949,492 was mined by F2Pool on May 15, 2026 at 9:49 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 949,491. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,784 transactions in 1.85 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 949,492 is number 1,973 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 43 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,508 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. F2Pool found 164 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,200 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.