About block 947,359
Bitcoin block 947,359 was mined by AntPool on May 1, 2026 at 1:41 AM UTC, 22 min 45 s after block 947,358. 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 2,689 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0356 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1606 BTC for this block.
Block 947,359 is number 1,856 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 160 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,641 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. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,671 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.