About block 949,997
Bitcoin block 949,997 was mined by AntPool on May 18, 2026 at 9:42 PM UTC, 5 min 33 s after block 949,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,440 transactions in 1.93 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 949,997 is number 462 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,554 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 100,003 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 25,643 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.