About block 947,776
Bitcoin block 947,776 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 9:29 PM UTC, 6 min 49 s after block 947,775. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,100 transactions in 0.59 MB (35.7% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0078 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1328 BTC for this block.
Block 947,776 is number 257 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,759 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,224 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 28,224 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.