About block 947,638
Bitcoin block 947,638 was mined by ViaBTC on May 2, 2026 at 11:39 PM UTC, 20 min 40 s after block 947,637. 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 2,562 transactions in 1.41 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 0.0225 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1475 BTC for this block.
Block 947,638 is number 119 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,897 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,362 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. ViaBTC found 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,370 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.