About block 947,780
Bitcoin block 947,780 was mined by CloverPool on May 3, 2026 at 10:14 PM UTC, 2 min 18 s after block 947,779. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,748 transactions in 1.62 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 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, CloverPool earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 947,780 is number 261 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,755 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,220 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. CloverPool found 10 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,220 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.