About block 947,711
Bitcoin block 947,711 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC, 3 min 31 s after block 947,710. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 641 transactions in 0.27 MB (16.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 947,711 is number 192 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,824 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,289 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. ViaBTC found 90 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,291 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.