About block 949,607
Bitcoin block 949,607 was mined by ViaBTC on May 16, 2026 at 5:18 AM UTC, 5 min 28 s after block 949,606. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 972 transactions in 0.47 MB (27.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0069 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1319 BTC for this block.
Block 949,607 is number 72 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,944 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,393 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 26,073 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.