About block 954,004
Bitcoin block 954,004 was mined by MARA Pool on June 16, 2026 at 9:01 PM UTC, 7 min 4 s after block 954,003. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,420 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0188 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1438 BTC for this block.
Block 954,004 is number 437 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,579 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 95,996 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,252 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.