About block 949,681
Bitcoin block 949,681 was mined by ViaBTC on May 16, 2026 at 5:16 PM UTC, 15 min 47 s after block 949,680. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,757 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0327 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1577 BTC for this block.
Block 949,681 is number 146 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,870 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,319 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 25,989 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.