About block 949,625
Bitcoin block 949,625 was mined by SpiderPool on May 16, 2026 at 7:29 AM UTC, 1 min 20 s after block 949,624. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,427 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 949,625 is number 90 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,926 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,375 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. SpiderPool found 73 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,052 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.