About block 947,664
Bitcoin block 947,664 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 4:32 AM UTC, 9 min 11 s after block 947,663. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,982 transactions in 1.06 MB (68.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0108 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1358 BTC for this block.
Block 947,664 is number 145 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,871 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,336 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 28,343 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.