About block 948,557
Bitcoin block 948,557 was mined by MARA Pool on May 9, 2026 at 4:27 AM UTC, 3 min 45 s after block 948,556. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,603 transactions in 1.85 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0350 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1600 BTC for this block.
Block 948,557 is number 1,038 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 978 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,443 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 27,369 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.