About block 947,391
Bitcoin block 947,391 was mined by ViaBTC on May 1, 2026 at 6:34 AM UTC, 3 min 48 s after block 947,390. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 571 transactions in 0.21 MB (13.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 947,391 is number 1,888 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 128 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,609 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. ViaBTC found 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,634 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.