About block 949,644
Bitcoin block 949,644 was mined by MARA Pool on May 16, 2026 at 10:59 AM UTC, 5 min 34 s after block 949,643. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,082 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0107 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1357 BTC for this block.
Block 949,644 is number 109 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,907 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,356 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,030 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.