# on receiving block 945461 here $ date -u '+%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ' 2026-04-17T08:52:48Z # as written in the block header 2026-04-17T08:52:30Z $ uptime # since last reboot 08:52:48 up 28 days, 23:45, 0 users, load average: 1.23, 1.52, 1.69 $ battery.sh 100%, Power Supply Online $ uname -smnr Linux singer 6.18.2-0-lts x86_64 $ grep ^MemAvailable /proc/meminfo MemAvailable: 2032284 kB $ du -h -d1 .bitcoin/ 12.2G .bitcoin/indexes 4.4G .bitcoin/signet 2.7M .bitcoin/wallets 97.7G .bitcoin/blocks 18.6M .bitcoin/regtest 10.6G .bitcoin/chainstate 125.0G .bitcoin/ $ df -h . Filesystem Size Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/sda3 911.4G 433.6G 476.9G 48% / $ bitcoind -version Bitcoin Core daemon version v31.0.0rc4 bitcoind Copyright (C) 2009-2026 The Bitcoin Core developers Please contribute if you find Bitcoin Core useful. Visit for further information about the software. The source code is available from . This is experimental software. Distributed under the MIT software license, see the accompanying file COPYING or $ BC=$(bitcoin-cli getblockcount); echo $BC 945461 $ BH=$(bitcoin-cli getblockhash 945461); echo $BH 000000000000000000001f52195fbb38767acfd3529374658184fb3f344fe5f1 $ bitcoin-cli getblockheader 000000000000000000001f52195fbb38767acfd3529374658184fb3f344fe5f1 { "hash": "000000000000000000001f52195fbb38767acfd3529374658184fb3f344fe5f1", "confirmations": 1, "height": 945461, "version": 537518080, "versionHex": "2009e000", "merkleroot": "2330617ce465232e073b1d8bb5980dd9618dad81aff7c5ee27c08836dae469df", "time": 1776415950, "mediantime": 1776414114, "nonce": 1709296748, "bits": "17020684", "target": "0000000000000000000206840000000000000000000000000000000000000000", "difficulty": 138966872071213.2, "chainwork": "0000000000000000000000000000000000000001205d828131be0b1ef24e7730", "nTx": 3309, "previousblockhash": "00000000000000000001745f2be4200ad8568386cbd0f46768d0c8a26b2ed907" } $ echo $BH | tr 0 . | fold -w 4 | paste -d " " - - - - .... .... .... .... .... 1f52 195f bb38 767a cfd3 5293 7465 8184 fb3f 344f e5f1 $ : Following was the shortform $ : from which shortkode came $ last=${BH: -4} $ a=$(echo $BH | cut -b-60 \ | fold -w 4 \ | grep -Ev '^(0000|[^0]{4})$') $ R=$(echo $a $last | cut -b-20) $ printf "%s sf: " $BC $ { echo $R | grep "$last$" \ || echo $R M; } | tr "0\n" ". " echo 945461 sf: e5f1 $ : Following was the shortkode $ : from which anecdote came $ nz=$(echo $BH | fold -w 4 \ | grep -cE '^[^0]{4}$') $ z=$(echo $BH | fold -w 4 \ | grep -c '^0000$') $ nzzs=$(((${nz}<<4)+${z})) $ printf "%s sk: " $BC $ printf "%s %x\n" \ $last \ $nzzs \ | tr 0 . 945461 sk: e5f1 b5 $ : Following is an anecdote $ all=$(echo $BH | fold -w 4 \ | sed 's/^/0x/' \ | paste -s | tr '\t' ^) $ printf "%s ak: " $BC $ printf "%04x %02x\n" \ $(($all)) $nzzs \ | tr 0 . 945461 ak: 896f b5 $ : Following is the jointkode 945461 jk: e5f1 896f b5 ### niceblack moved to the end $ bitcoin-cli getmempoolinfo { "loaded": true, "size": 54666, "bytes": 30955191, "usage": 164332176, "total_fee": 0.03950822, "maxmempool": 300000000, "mempoolminfee": 0.00000100, "minrelaytxfee": 0.00000100, "incrementalrelayfee": 0.00000100, "unbroadcastcount": 0, "fullrbf": true, "permitbaremultisig": true, "maxdatacarriersize": 100000, "limitclustercount": 64, "limitclustersize": 101000, "optimal": true } $ gmm.sh 127 ## Current epoch estimation is -2.36% ## 1973 of 2016, i.e. 97%, 43 to go ## Current and previous two in numbers: $ bitcoin-cli getnetworkhashps 2016 9.707575168118535e+20 $ bitcoin-cli getnetworkhashps 2016 943487 9.942372658458654e+20 $ bitcoin-cli getnetworkhashps 2016 941471 9.575843405435805e+20 $ bitcoin-cli gettxoutsetinfo muhash { "height": 945461, "bestblock": "000000000000000000001f52195fbb38767acfd3529374658184fb3f344fe5f1", "txouts": 165281720, "bogosize": 12949131838, "muhash": "2d22228441906ae7cc626e26e0278e1766d88b2553e2bd81bc8dc2e553cbf720", "total_amount": 20016838.65381285, "total_unspendable_amount": 230.09618715, "block_info": { "prevout_spent": 6729.64109272, "coinbase": 3.15080208, "new_outputs_ex_coinbase": 6729.61529060, "unspendable": 0.00000004, "unspendables": { "genesis_block": 0.00000000, "bip30": 0.00000000, "scripts": 0.00000004, "unclaimed_rewards": 0.00000000 } } } $ bitcoin-cli getblockstats 945461 { "avgfee": 779, "avgfeerate": 2, "avgtxsize": 479, "blockhash": "000000000000000000001f52195fbb38767acfd3529374658184fb3f344fe5f1", "feerate_percentiles": [ 0, 1, 2, 2, 3 ], "height": 945461, "ins": 7450, "maxfee": 152543, "maxfeerate": 272, "maxtxsize": 51164, "medianfee": 282, "mediantime": 1776414114, "mediantxsize": 235, "minfee": 24, "minfeerate": 0, "mintxsize": 139, "outs": 8931, "subsidy": 312500000, "swtotal_size": 1403462, "swtotal_weight": 3261668, "swtxs": 3099, "time": 1776415950, "total_out": 672961529064, "total_size": 1586001, "total_weight": 3991824, "totalfee": 2580208, "txs": 3309, "utxo_increase": 1481, "utxo_size_inc": 107461, "utxo_increase_actual": 862, "utxo_size_inc_actual": 60625 } $ bitcoin-cli getnettotals { "totalbytesrecv": 2480981582, "totalbytessent": 5854731012, "timemillis": 1776415968654, "uploadtarget": { "timeframe": 86400, "target": 0, "target_reached": false, "serve_historical_blocks": true, "bytes_left_in_cycle": 0, "time_left_in_cycle": 0 } } $ bitcoin-cli -netinfo Bitcoin Core client v31.0.0rc4 - server 70016/Satoshi:31.0.0/ ipv4 npr total block in 27 1 28 out 10 0 10 2 total 37 1 38 Local services: witness, compact filters, network limited, p2p v2 Local addresses: n/a $ bitcoin-cli -addrinfo { "addresses_known": { "ipv4": 66445, "ipv6": 0, "onion": 0, "i2p": 0, "cjdns": 0, "total": 66445 } } $ halving.sh 945461 ===================================== Bitcoin Block Halving prediction ===================================== bc=945461 gbt=1231006505 bbt=1776415950 This is average time to mine a block (1776415950-1231006505)/945461 bts=576.8708261146402499518753 Now let's multiply that by 1050000 which is the block number of next halving and get the prediction: Wed Mar 15 08:24:09 UTC 2028 ------------------------------------- Next palindrome will be 945549 predicted to happen at this time: Fri Apr 17 22:58:34 UTC 2026 ------------------------------------- Current mining epoch number is 468. The next fortnight happens in block 945504 and probably around this time: Fri Apr 17 15:45:55 UTC 2026 ### v2_peerinfo are in v2_peerinfo-bitcoin.txt $ bitcoin-cli getpeerinfo | grep -w 'v2' | uniq -c 21 "transport_protocol_type": "v2", $ bitcoin-cli getpeerinfo \ | jq -r '.[] | select ( .transport_protocol_type == "v2" ) | .addr + " " + .session_id' \ | while read addr sid do a=$(echo ${addr%\]*} | tr -d '\[' | md5sum | cut -b-16); printf "%s\n\t%s\n" "$a" "$sid" done f56a262282741ea8 4df63dc3c6ced6934e7e313d066ce2be54845ec57965f0fbbbe132913df3a290 755b9f5f93db7723 980b5373be7fa0da140ccfe912855a0dd8472c36f24cba24cb38c93ba67f7e6a 08e90a4e886cc004 b19ee80a24ad973d85ec6c250d333b553204b0f770aa8723c02903f8e7ef8f43 e2e3a8a9b66f66cc 59322e76b5e77ad210cfdddd2d249181a5c2f8b0190ac3d54ab12f933dc1b514 874ecb7e09c0d7ad 6200b6c82799730ff7cfb724410fe6dba6f2830ac6a3f6c8fa9b04e7ae924d2e b981533910ce48a3 ae45381732a48cee007c7de039143946fed374651851a22f6ba8dacaf0cf39da 102ab9eb2c54dc95 71d93f553cfa092d3efb195f4480571de4b900406a831880fda71f5f04161a90 6eebcb0b3f6aaadf 1580cd60cd863a012d5ac079453db185f9521c106ea7a900398fa3b7be1c13fa 269934913434b9e6 7cab983d42b6ef7e8437f5a3b0dad7b2689a730b92bce2900fda54c524061bb9 d5af3293cde8f897 724478cb113a3d5c7d0a8520d8f6ff57e2f6a8a844dae6f7a1975958546f4989 cf3bab726e1fad42 3ee26187dd1b6c1fba02b5874e6a672e6cc024f2c646061f70884455651d6d62 ff20bf563b191902 3d49033859784c0a3ccdfad011bb5b8ab9a8c1d53e6e58603eceb8e64986d21f 37234d3a933b3cb6 62b5e25c094c2cb79d555063651282f10fb9718f8f2b0d340970c2f7db20171a 671bd6aee3730b72 59f9ee03009e7705817c32fed098564a0636875e0857a61d6ac9db9742ef1ca0 c218a8b2f8ca6a2f c5a3105ff664fda6887ee708947f8f36b390fb778e6f9c568686f64d38e5732c 962d80111d869bd2 cdc1d33633c61d2b97dfaaef0cbb508ad78af19feb7a7142e5db7f3e29d9a3bd e9836641806290cb 433cfe44095179c0988c813d45ff9e61abad76a3a77778289108a027c74dbeab cdd3a16921e82e46 d3b77011c3ead9791df3db27d0f29bc9a2facf667b8e7c9cea1cd783c514e41f 3b71b1ea166f7613 a2c2255b0e9937b2f2554adf6b40f625b03b78332570e48a249024e3e49de4e3 0ffe8eb88eb7b4f3 c76c2d18246386a9a9bdf1081607e46ee5f89f68ed92c6cea31cc7a546badddd 9c7afdb29342c715 817731f4e1c6cbe45b101b0186fc33d66c94e65af67a240d7832aff1e5149e5d $ niceblack.sh $BH $BC _|_| _| _| _|_|_|_| _| _| _| _| _| _|_|_| _|_|_|_| _|_|_| _| _| _| _|_|_| _| _|_|_| _| _| _|_|_| _| _| _| _| _|_| _|_|_|_| _|_|_| _| _| _| _| _| _| _|_| _| ,----- .123 4567 89ab cdef -----, | | | .. .... .... .... .... .f | | 1. .... 1f52 195f bb38 1f | | 2. 767a cfd3 5293 7465 2f | | 3. 8184 fb3f 344f e5f1 3f | '=== ==== ==== ==== ==== ===' jk: e5f1 896f b5