About block 950,037
Bitcoin block 950,037 was mined by MARA Pool on May 19, 2026 at 5:07 AM UTC, 23 min 43 s after block 950,036. 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 3,194 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0240 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1490 BTC for this block.
Block 950,037 is number 502 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,514 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,963 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,602 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.