About block 947,956
Bitcoin block 947,956 was mined by MARA Pool on May 5, 2026 at 2:22 AM UTC, 33 min 23 s after block 947,955. 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 3,271 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0338 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1588 BTC for this block.
Block 947,956 is number 437 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,579 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,044 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 28,027 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.