About block 947,707
Bitcoin block 947,707 was mined by SECPOOL on May 3, 2026 at 11:12 AM UTC, 5 min 11 s after block 947,706. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,939 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 947,707 is number 188 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,828 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,293 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. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,295 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.