About block 947,959
Bitcoin block 947,959 was mined by ViaBTC on May 5, 2026 at 3:15 AM UTC, 12 min 15 s after block 947,958. 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 2,366 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 947,959 is number 440 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,576 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,041 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 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,024 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.