About block 947,746
Bitcoin block 947,746 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 4:31 PM UTC, 11 min 49 s after block 947,745. 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 2,098 transactions in 1.04 MB (68.3% 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 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 947,746 is number 227 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,789 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,254 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 28,254 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.