About block 947,404
Bitcoin block 947,404 was mined by AntPool on May 1, 2026 at 8:04 AM UTC, 1 min 43 s after block 947,403. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,462 transactions in 1.87 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 947,404 is number 1,901 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 115 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,596 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. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,621 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.