About block 949,529
Bitcoin block 949,529 was mined by Binance Pool on May 15, 2026 at 2:34 PM UTC, 1 min 12 s after block 949,528. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,689 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% 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 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 949,529 is number 2,010 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 6 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,471 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. Binance Pool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,159 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.