About block 947,695
Bitcoin block 947,695 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 3, 2026 at 8:55 AM UTC, 21 min 14 s after block 947,694. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 2,509 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0241 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1491 BTC for this block.
Block 947,695 is number 176 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,840 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,305 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. Braiins Pool found 23 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,307 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.