About block 949,541
Bitcoin block 949,541 was mined by ViaBTC on May 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM UTC, 37 min 43 s after block 949,540. 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 3,822 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0796 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.2046 BTC for this block.
Block 949,541 is number 6 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 2,010 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,459 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 26,144 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.