About block 949,630
Bitcoin block 949,630 was mined by SECPOOL on May 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM UTC, 29 seconds after block 949,629. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,769 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 949,630 is number 95 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,921 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,370 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. SECPOOL found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,047 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.