About block 949,887
Bitcoin block 949,887 was mined by Luxor on May 18, 2026 at 3:46 AM UTC, 39 seconds after block 949,886. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,610 transactions in 1.89 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 949,887 is number 352 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,664 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,113 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. Luxor found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,764 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.