About block 947,763
Bitcoin block 947,763 was mined by AntPool on May 3, 2026 at 7:23 PM UTC, 1 min 6 s after block 947,762. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,927 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 947,763 is number 244 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,772 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,237 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. AntPool found 195 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,237 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.