About block 947,455
Bitcoin block 947,455 was mined by OCEAN on May 1, 2026 at 5:13 PM UTC, 16 min 39 s after block 947,454. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,292 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0370 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1620 BTC for this block.
Block 947,455 is number 1,952 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 64 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,545 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. OCEAN found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,564 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.