About block 947,677
Bitcoin block 947,677 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 3, 2026 at 6:11 AM UTC, 5 min 24 s after block 947,676. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,745 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0075 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1325 BTC for this block.
Block 947,677 is number 158 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,858 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,323 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,327 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.