About block 947,372
Bitcoin block 947,372 was mined by ViaBTC on May 1, 2026 at 3:42 AM UTC, 30 seconds after block 947,371. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 62 transactions in 0.03 MB (1.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0006 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1256 BTC for this block.
Block 947,372 is number 1,869 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 147 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,628 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 28,657 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.