About block 947,500
Bitcoin block 947,500 was mined by AntPool on May 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC, 10 min 45 s after block 947,499. 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 4,114 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 947,500 is number 1,997 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 19 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,500 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,516 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.