About block 949,983
Bitcoin block 949,983 was mined by Luxor on May 18, 2026 at 8:23 PM UTC, 19 min 45 s after block 949,982. 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 4,086 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0343 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1593 BTC for this block.
Block 949,983 is number 448 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,568 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,017 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. Luxor found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,657 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.