About block 949,830
Bitcoin block 949,830 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 17, 2026 at 4:32 PM UTC, 5 min 54 s after block 949,829. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,594 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 949,830 is number 295 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,721 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,170 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,828 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.