About block 949,780
Bitcoin block 949,780 was mined by ViaBTC on May 17, 2026 at 9:17 AM UTC, 3 min 21 s after block 949,779. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,603 transactions in 1.30 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 949,780 is number 245 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,771 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,220 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 25,883 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.