About block 947,729
Bitcoin block 947,729 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 2:57 PM UTC, 23 min 25 s after block 947,728. 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 3,320 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0297 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1547 BTC for this block.
Block 947,729 is number 210 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,806 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,271 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 28,272 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.