About block 947,398
Bitcoin block 947,398 was mined by Luxor on May 1, 2026 at 7:47 AM UTC, 3 min 30 s after block 947,397. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,165 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% 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 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 947,398 is number 1,895 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 121 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,602 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. Luxor found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,627 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.