About block 947,595
Bitcoin block 947,595 was mined by ViaBTC on May 2, 2026 at 4:50 PM UTC, 9 min 5 s after block 947,594. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,249 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0212 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1462 BTC for this block.
Block 947,595 is number 76 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,940 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,405 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 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,416 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.