About block 947,369
Bitcoin block 947,369 was mined by ViaBTC on May 1, 2026 at 3:37 AM UTC, 2 min 46 s after block 947,368. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 956 transactions in 0.46 MB (32.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 947,369 is number 1,866 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 150 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,631 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 28,660 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.