About block 949,864
Bitcoin block 949,864 was mined by ViaBTC on May 17, 2026 at 10:44 PM UTC, 1 min 24 s after block 949,863. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 299 transactions in 0.11 MB (6.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0012 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1262 BTC for this block.
Block 949,864 is number 329 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,687 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,136 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. ViaBTC found 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,790 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.