About block 947,710
Bitcoin block 947,710 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM UTC, 5 min 47 s after block 947,709. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,037 transactions in 0.43 MB (30.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 947,710 is number 191 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,825 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,290 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 28,292 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.