About block 949,572
Bitcoin block 949,572 was mined by SpiderPool on May 15, 2026 at 10:36 PM UTC, 6 min 50 s after block 949,571. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,514 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0065 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1315 BTC for this block.
Block 949,572 is number 37 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,979 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,428 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. SpiderPool found 73 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,109 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.