About block 947,687
Bitcoin block 947,687 was mined by OCEAN on May 3, 2026 at 7:11 AM UTC, 4 min 52 s after block 947,686. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 631 transactions in 0.37 MB (24.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0045 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1295 BTC for this block.
Block 947,687 is number 168 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,848 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,313 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. OCEAN found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,317 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.