About block 949,537
Bitcoin block 949,537 was mined by RedRock Pool on May 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM UTC, 45 min 32 s after block 949,536. 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 3,867 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0834 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, RedRock Pool earned 3.2084 BTC for this block.
Block 949,537 is number 2 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 2,014 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,463 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. RedRock Pool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,148 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.