About block 949,995
Bitcoin block 949,995 was mined by AntPool on May 18, 2026 at 9:28 PM UTC, 10 min 49 s after block 949,994. 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 4,263 transactions in 1.92 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0155 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1405 BTC for this block.
Block 949,995 is number 460 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,556 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,005 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. AntPool found 197 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,645 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.