About block 949,991
Bitcoin block 949,991 was mined by SpiderPool on May 18, 2026 at 9:02 PM UTC, 1 min 20 s after block 949,990. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,011 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0038 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1288 BTC for this block.
Block 949,991 is number 456 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,560 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,009 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. SpiderPool found 75 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,649 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.