About block 947,977
Bitcoin block 947,977 was mined by MARA Pool on May 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM UTC, 10 min 51 s after block 947,976. 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 4,330 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0214 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1464 BTC for this block.
Block 947,977 is number 458 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,558 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,023 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 28,004 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.