About block 949,647
Bitcoin block 949,647 was mined by ViaBTC on May 16, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC, 3 min 0 s after block 949,646. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 757 transactions in 0.32 MB (22.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 949,647 is number 112 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,904 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,353 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. ViaBTC found 98 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,027 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.