About block 949,628
Bitcoin block 949,628 was mined by AntPool on May 16, 2026 at 7:57 AM UTC, 1 min 42 s after block 949,627. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,904 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 949,628 is number 93 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,923 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,372 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. AntPool found 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,049 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.