About block 949,806
Bitcoin block 949,806 was mined by Luxor on May 17, 2026 at 1:56 PM UTC, 15 min 55 s after block 949,805. 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 3,292 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0236 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1486 BTC for this block.
Block 949,806 is number 271 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,745 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,194 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. Luxor found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,855 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.