About block 947,862
Bitcoin block 947,862 was mined by AntPool on May 4, 2026 at 11:20 AM UTC, 10 min 6 s after block 947,861. 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 3,770 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0175 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1425 BTC for this block.
Block 947,862 is number 343 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,673 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,138 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. AntPool found 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,129 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.