About block 947,405
Bitcoin block 947,405 was mined by SECPOOL on May 1, 2026 at 8:11 AM UTC, 7 min 36 s after block 947,404. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,984 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 947,405 is number 1,902 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 114 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,595 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. SECPOOL found 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,620 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.