About block 949,543
Bitcoin block 949,543 was mined by TrustPool on May 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC, 6 min 36 s after block 949,542. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,611 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0569 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, TrustPool earned 3.1819 BTC for this block.
Block 949,543 is number 8 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 2,008 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,457 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. TrustPool found 6 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,142 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.