About block 947,399
Bitcoin block 947,399 was mined by MARA Pool on May 1, 2026 at 7:49 AM UTC, 1 min 20 s after block 947,398. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,226 transactions in 1.86 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 947,399 is number 1,896 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 120 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,601 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. MARA Pool found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,626 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.