About block 947,311
Bitcoin block 947,311 was mined by ViaBTC on April 30, 2026 at 5:14 PM UTC, 22 min 29 s after block 947,310. 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 3,532 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 6.00 sat/vB, up from 5.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0709 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1959 BTC for this block.
Block 947,311 is number 1,808 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 208 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,689 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. ViaBTC found 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,720 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.