About block 947,416
Bitcoin block 947,416 was mined by ViaBTC on May 1, 2026 at 11:35 AM UTC, 1 min 50 s after block 947,415. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,679 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, down from 6.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0430 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1680 BTC for this block.
Block 947,416 is number 1,913 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 103 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,584 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 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,606 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.