About block 949,979
Bitcoin block 949,979 was mined by ViaBTC on May 18, 2026 at 7:26 PM UTC, 5 min 29 s after block 949,978. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,376 transactions in 0.54 MB (36.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0097 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1347 BTC for this block.
Block 949,979 is number 444 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,572 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,021 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. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,663 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.