About block 947,798
Bitcoin block 947,798 was mined by ViaBTC on May 4, 2026 at 12:21 AM UTC, 2 min 38 s after block 947,797. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 400 transactions in 0.21 MB (12.1% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 947,798 is number 279 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,737 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,202 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 28,200 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.