About block 947,468
Bitcoin block 947,468 was mined by Poolin on May 1, 2026 at 6:54 PM UTC, 4 min 36 s after block 947,467. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,498 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 947,468 is number 1,965 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 51 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,532 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. Poolin found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,549 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.