About block 949,612
Bitcoin block 949,612 was mined by AntPool on May 16, 2026 at 6:05 AM UTC, 15 min 22 s after block 949,611. 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 3,146 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0200 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1450 BTC for this block.
Block 949,612 is number 77 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,939 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,388 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,068 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.