About block 947,685
Bitcoin block 947,685 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 7:06 AM UTC, 1 min 39 s after block 947,684. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 260 transactions in 0.11 MB (6.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0012 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1262 BTC for this block.
Block 947,685 is number 166 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,850 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,315 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 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,319 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.