About block 947,789
Bitcoin block 947,789 was mined by ViaBTC on May 3, 2026 at 11:18 PM UTC, 2 min 30 s after block 947,788. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 462 transactions in 0.42 MB (25.6% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0233 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1483 BTC for this block.
Block 947,789 is number 270 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,746 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,211 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. ViaBTC found 89 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,211 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.