About block 949,651
Bitcoin block 949,651 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 16, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC, 9 min 15 s after block 949,650. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,371 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 949,651 is number 116 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,900 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,349 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 26,023 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.