About block 950,503
Bitcoin block 950,503 was mined by MARA Pool on May 22, 2026 at 11:36 AM UTC, 44 seconds after block 950,502. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,995 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0051 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1301 BTC for this block.
Block 950,503 is number 968 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 471; 1,048 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 951,551. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 99,497 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 58 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 25,110 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.