About block 947,483
Bitcoin block 947,483 was mined by ViaBTC on May 1, 2026 at 8:55 PM UTC, 11 min 4 s after block 947,482. 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 2,388 transactions in 1.32 MB (87.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0234 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1484 BTC for this block.
Block 947,483 is number 1,980 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 36 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,517 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. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,533 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.