About block 949,934
Bitcoin block 949,934 was mined by MARA Pool on May 18, 2026 at 10:44 AM UTC, 8 min 3 s after block 949,933. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,251 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0143 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1393 BTC for this block.
Block 949,934 is number 399 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,617 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,066 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,712 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.