About block 948,644
Bitcoin block 948,644 was mined by MARA Pool on May 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM UTC, 10 min 50 s after block 948,643. 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 4,750 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 8.00 sat/vB, up from 8.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0885 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.2135 BTC for this block.
Block 948,644 is number 1,125 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 891 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,356 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 27,274 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.