About block 947,548
Bitcoin block 947,548 was mined by ViaBTC on May 2, 2026 at 6:51 AM UTC, 3 min 18 s after block 947,547. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 693 transactions in 0.37 MB (26.5% 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 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 947,548 is number 29 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,987 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,452 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 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,466 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.