About block 949,592
Bitcoin block 949,592 was mined by ViaBTC on May 16, 2026 at 2:24 AM UTC, 21 min 9 s after block 949,591. 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 3,247 transactions in 1.46 MB (83.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0215 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1465 BTC for this block.
Block 949,592 is number 57 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,959 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,408 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. ViaBTC found 99 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,088 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.