About block 947,515
Bitcoin block 947,515 was mined by ViaBTC on May 2, 2026 at 1:31 AM UTC, 9 min 52 s after block 947,514. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,613 transactions in 1.01 MB (63.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0150 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1400 BTC for this block.
Block 947,515 is number 2,012 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 4 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,485 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. ViaBTC found 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,500 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.