About block 949,696
Bitcoin block 949,696 was mined by RedRock Pool on May 16, 2026 at 7:47 PM UTC, 6 min 5 s after block 949,695. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,389 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0092 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, RedRock Pool earned 3.1342 BTC for this block.
Block 949,696 is number 161 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,855 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,304 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. RedRock Pool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,974 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.