About block 949,981
Bitcoin block 949,981 was mined by ViaBTC on May 18, 2026 at 7:45 PM UTC, 10 min 7 s after block 949,980. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 2,282 transactions in 1.02 MB (65.7% 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 0.0174 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1424 BTC for this block.
Block 949,981 is number 446 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,570 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,019 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. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,659 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.