About block 947,644
Bitcoin block 947,644 was mined by Binance Pool on May 3, 2026 at 12:20 AM UTC, 15 min 27 s after block 947,643. 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 3,996 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0153 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1403 BTC for this block.
Block 947,644 is number 125 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,891 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,356 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. Binance Pool found 0 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,363 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.