About block 947,721
Bitcoin block 947,721 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 1:45 PM UTC, 14 min 4 s after block 947,720. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,512 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0263 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1513 BTC for this block.
Block 947,721 is number 202 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,814 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,279 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 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,280 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.