About block 947,864
Bitcoin block 947,864 was mined by MARA Pool on May 4, 2026 at 11:36 AM UTC, 29 seconds after block 947,863. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,642 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0049 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1299 BTC for this block.
Block 947,864 is number 345 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,671 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,136 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 28,127 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.