About block 947,921
Bitcoin block 947,921 was mined by ViaBTC on May 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM UTC, 16 seconds after block 947,920. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 46 transactions in 0.02 MB (1.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0004 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1254 BTC for this block.
Block 947,921 is number 402 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,614 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,079 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 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,063 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.