About block 947,641
Bitcoin block 947,641 was mined by ViaBTC on May 2, 2026 at 11:50 PM UTC, 1 min 9 s after block 947,640. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 245 transactions in 0.11 MB (6.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0013 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1263 BTC for this block.
Block 947,641 is number 122 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,894 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,359 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 28,366 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.