About block 947,356
Bitcoin block 947,356 was mined by ViaBTC on May 1, 2026 at 1:02 AM UTC, 49 seconds after block 947,355. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 159 transactions in 0.07 MB (4.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0012 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1262 BTC for this block.
Block 947,356 is number 1,853 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 163 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,644 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. ViaBTC found 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,674 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.