About block 947,508
Bitcoin block 947,508 was mined by AntPool on May 2, 2026 at 12:27 AM UTC, 55 seconds after block 947,507. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,438 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0151 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1401 BTC for this block.
Block 947,508 is number 2,005 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 11 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,492 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,508 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.