About block 948,272
Bitcoin block 948,272 was mined by MARA Pool on May 7, 2026 at 5:37 AM UTC, 24 min 37 s after block 948,271. 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 2,509 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0265 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1515 BTC for this block.
Block 948,272 is number 753 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,263 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,728 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 27,684 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.