About block 949,792
Bitcoin block 949,792 was mined by SECPOOL on May 17, 2026 at 10:54 AM UTC, 5 min 8 s after block 949,791. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,861 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 949,792 is number 257 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,759 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,208 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. SECPOOL found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,870 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.