About block 947,715
Bitcoin block 947,715 was mined by CloverPool on May 3, 2026 at 12:08 PM UTC, 7 min 54 s after block 947,714. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,764 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% 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 0.0133 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, CloverPool earned 3.1383 BTC for this block.
Block 947,715 is number 196 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,820 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,285 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. CloverPool found 10 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,286 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.