About block 949,497
Bitcoin block 949,497 was mined by MARA Pool on May 15, 2026 at 10:26 AM UTC, 11 min 21 s after block 949,496. 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 4,374 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0210 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1460 BTC for this block.
Block 949,497 is number 1,978 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 38 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,503 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. MARA Pool found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,195 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.