About block 947,770
Bitcoin block 947,770 was mined by SECPOOL on May 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 947,769. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,292 transactions in 1.89 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 947,770 is number 251 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,765 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,230 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. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,230 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.