About block 949,862
Bitcoin block 949,862 was mined by AntPool on May 17, 2026 at 10:37 PM UTC, 6 min 20 s after block 949,861. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,356 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 0.0136 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1386 BTC for this block.
Block 949,862 is number 327 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,689 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,138 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,792 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.