About block 947,822
Bitcoin block 947,822 was mined by MARA Pool on May 4, 2026 at 3:30 AM UTC, 5 min 3 s after block 947,821. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,369 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 947,822 is number 303 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,713 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,178 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 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,175 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.