About block 949,729
Bitcoin block 949,729 was mined by MARA Pool on May 16, 2026 at 11:46 PM UTC, 10 min 42 s after block 949,728. 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 3,565 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 949,729 is number 194 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,822 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,271 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,939 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.