About block 947,501
Bitcoin block 947,501 was mined by F2Pool on May 1, 2026 at 10:59 PM UTC, 4 seconds after block 947,500. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,429 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.9% 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 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 947,501 is number 1,998 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 18 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,499 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. F2Pool found 166 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,515 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.