About block 947,474
Bitcoin block 947,474 was mined by MARA Pool on May 1, 2026 at 8:07 PM UTC, 30 min 9 s after block 947,473. 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 3,454 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0479 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1729 BTC for this block.
Block 947,474 is number 1,971 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 45 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,526 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 28,542 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.