About block 949,723
Bitcoin block 949,723 was mined by AntPool on May 16, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC, 4 min 58 s after block 949,722. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,095 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0080 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1330 BTC for this block.
Block 949,723 is number 188 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,828 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,277 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,946 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.