About block 949,610
Bitcoin block 949,610 was mined by ViaBTC on May 16, 2026 at 5:42 AM UTC, 12 min 43 s after block 949,609. 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 1,928 transactions in 0.89 MB (54.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 949,610 is number 75 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,941 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,390 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 26,070 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.