About block 954,042
Bitcoin block 954,042 was mined by MARA Pool on June 17, 2026 at 4:02 AM UTC, 13 min 52 s after block 954,041. 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 4,858 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0245 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1495 BTC for this block.
Block 954,042 is number 475 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 473; 1,541 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 955,583. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 95,958 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 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 21,212 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.