About block 949,987
Bitcoin block 949,987 was mined by SpiderPool on May 18, 2026 at 8:45 PM UTC, 8 min 41 s after block 949,986. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,527 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 949,987 is number 452 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,564 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,013 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. SpiderPool found 75 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,653 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.