About block 949,905
Bitcoin block 949,905 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 18, 2026 at 6:48 AM UTC, 7 min 17 s after block 949,904. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,954 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 949,905 is number 370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,095 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 25,744 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.