About block 949,579
Bitcoin block 949,579 was mined by OCEAN on May 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC, 32 min 28 s after block 949,578. 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 3,758 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0401 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1651 BTC for this block.
Block 949,579 is number 44 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,972 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,421 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. OCEAN found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,102 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.