About block 947,821
Bitcoin block 947,821 was mined by AntPool on May 4, 2026 at 3:25 AM UTC, 3 min 18 s after block 947,820. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,224 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0050 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1300 BTC for this block.
Block 947,821 is number 302 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,714 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,179 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,176 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.