About block 947,377
Bitcoin block 947,377 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 1, 2026 at 5:12 AM UTC, 5 min 33 s after block 947,376. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,992 transactions in 2.36 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 947,377 is number 1,874 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 142 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,623 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,650 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.