About block 947,459
Bitcoin block 947,459 was mined by Luxor on May 1, 2026 at 5:37 PM UTC, 7 min 46 s after block 947,458. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,878 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0192 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1442 BTC for this block.
Block 947,459 is number 1,956 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 60 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,541 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. Luxor found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,560 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.