About block 947,733
Bitcoin block 947,733 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 3:17 PM UTC, 6 min 46 s after block 947,732. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,506 transactions in 0.90 MB (54.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0114 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1364 BTC for this block.
Block 947,733 is number 214 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,802 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,267 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 28,268 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.