About block 947,679
Bitcoin block 947,679 was mined by AntPool on May 3, 2026 at 6:23 AM UTC, 5 min 36 s after block 947,678. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,129 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 947,679 is number 160 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,856 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,321 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. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,325 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.