About block 947,430
Bitcoin block 947,430 was mined by ViaBTC on May 1, 2026 at 1:43 PM UTC, 7 min 29 s after block 947,429. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,363 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0263 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1513 BTC for this block.
Block 947,430 is number 1,927 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 89 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,570 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. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,592 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.