About block 949,708
Bitcoin block 949,708 was mined by OCEAN on May 16, 2026 at 9:13 PM UTC, 5 min 37 s after block 949,707. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,173 transactions in 0.48 MB (29.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 949,708 is number 173 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,843 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,292 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. OCEAN found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,962 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.