About block 949,709
Bitcoin block 949,709 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 16, 2026 at 9:26 PM UTC, 13 min 4 s after block 949,708. 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 4,800 transactions in 1.90 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0199 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1449 BTC for this block.
Block 949,709 is number 174 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,842 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,291 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,961 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.