About block 947,479
Bitcoin block 947,479 was mined by SECPOOL on May 1, 2026 at 8:37 PM UTC, 12 min 21 s after block 947,478. 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 4,066 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0260 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1510 BTC for this block.
Block 947,479 is number 1,976 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 40 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,521 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. SECPOOL found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,537 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.