About block 949,992
Bitcoin block 949,992 was mined by ViaBTC on May 18, 2026 at 9:11 PM UTC, 9 min 25 s after block 949,991. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,075 transactions in 1.05 MB (64.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0157 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1407 BTC for this block.
Block 949,992 is number 457 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,559 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,008 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. ViaBTC found 96 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,648 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.