About block 947,823
Bitcoin block 947,823 was mined by ViaBTC on May 4, 2026 at 3:55 AM UTC, 25 min 21 s after block 947,822. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 2,696 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 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 947,823 is number 304 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,712 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,177 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 28,174 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.