About block 947,718
Bitcoin block 947,718 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 12:45 PM UTC, 4 min 54 s after block 947,717. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,052 transactions in 0.46 MB (31.6% 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 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 947,718 is number 199 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,817 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,282 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 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,283 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.