About block 949,892
Bitcoin block 949,892 was mined by MARA Pool on May 18, 2026 at 4:03 AM UTC, 2 min 15 s after block 949,891. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,259 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 949,892 is number 357 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,659 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,108 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,759 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.