About block 948,420
Bitcoin block 948,420 was mined by MARA Pool on May 8, 2026 at 5:58 AM UTC, 4 min 11 s after block 948,419. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,366 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 948,420 is number 901 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,115 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,580 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 61 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,521 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.