About block 947,497
Bitcoin block 947,497 was mined by MARA Pool on May 1, 2026 at 10:39 PM UTC, 11 min 44 s after block 947,496. 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 3,697 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0211 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1461 BTC for this block.
Block 947,497 is number 1,994 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 22 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,503 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. MARA Pool found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,519 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.