About block 949,833
Bitcoin block 949,833 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 17, 2026 at 4:45 PM UTC, 2 min 58 s after block 949,832. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,839 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 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 949,833 is number 298 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,718 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,167 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,825 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.