About block 947,994
Bitcoin block 947,994 was mined by MARA Pool on May 5, 2026 at 8:24 AM UTC, 53 seconds after block 947,993. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,509 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.9% 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 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 947,994 is number 475 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,541 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,006 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 27,987 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.