About block 949,985
Bitcoin block 949,985 was mined by OCEAN on May 18, 2026 at 8:34 PM UTC, 34 seconds after block 949,984. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,459 transactions in 2.09 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 949,985 is number 450 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,566 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,015 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. OCEAN found 49 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,655 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.