About block 947,458
Bitcoin block 947,458 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 1, 2026 at 5:29 PM UTC, 5 min 21 s after block 947,457. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,821 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0130 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1380 BTC for this block.
Block 947,458 is number 1,955 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 61 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,542 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,561 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.