About block 949,550
Bitcoin block 949,550 was mined by ViaBTC on May 15, 2026 at 7:10 PM UTC, 35 seconds after block 949,549. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,210 transactions in 1.83 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0186 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1436 BTC for this block.
Block 949,550 is number 15 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 2,001 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,450 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 26,135 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.