About block 949,996
Bitcoin block 949,996 was mined by Binance Pool on May 18, 2026 at 9:36 PM UTC, 8 min 12 s after block 949,995. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,178 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0139 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1389 BTC for this block.
Block 949,996 is number 461 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,555 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,004 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. Binance Pool found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,644 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.