About block 947,617
Bitcoin block 947,617 was mined by MARA Pool on May 2, 2026 at 8:14 PM UTC, 5 seconds after block 947,616. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,083 transactions in 1.50 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 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 947,617 is number 98 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,918 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,383 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 28,391 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.