About block 949,707
Bitcoin block 949,707 was mined by ViaBTC on May 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM UTC, 3 min 23 s after block 949,706. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,083 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 949,707 is number 172 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,844 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,293 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 25,963 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.