About block 947,637
Bitcoin block 947,637 was mined by RedRock Pool on May 2, 2026 at 11:18 PM UTC, 27 min 53 s after block 947,636. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,213 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0266 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, RedRock Pool earned 3.1516 BTC for this block.
Block 947,637 is number 118 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,898 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,363 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. RedRock Pool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,371 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.