About block 949,517
Bitcoin block 949,517 was mined by ViaBTC on May 15, 2026 at 1:06 PM UTC, 3 min 55 s after block 949,516. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,025 transactions in 0.83 MB (47.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0089 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1339 BTC for this block.
Block 949,517 is number 1,998 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 18 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,483 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. ViaBTC found 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,173 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.