About block 947,499
Bitcoin block 947,499 was mined by SECPOOL on May 1, 2026 at 10:48 PM UTC, 4 min 58 s after block 947,498. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,488 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 947,499 is number 1,996 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 20 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,501 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. SECPOOL found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,517 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.