About block 947,681
Bitcoin block 947,681 was mined by AntPool on May 3, 2026 at 6:25 AM UTC, 21 seconds after block 947,680. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,855 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0029 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1279 BTC for this block.
Block 947,681 is number 162 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,854 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,319 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 28,323 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.