About block 949,552
Bitcoin block 949,552 was mined by MARA Pool on May 15, 2026 at 8:00 PM UTC, 22 min 29 s after block 949,551. 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 4,257 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 5.00 sat/vB, up from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0585 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1835 BTC for this block.
Block 949,552 is number 17 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,999 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,448 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. MARA Pool found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,133 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.