About block 947,400
Bitcoin block 947,400 was mined by ViaBTC on May 1, 2026 at 7:51 AM UTC, 2 min 40 s after block 947,399. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 607 transactions in 0.36 MB (25.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 947,400 is number 1,897 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 119 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,600 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 28,625 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.