About block 947,966
Bitcoin block 947,966 was mined by Braiins Pool on May 5, 2026 at 4:37 AM UTC, 4 min 13 s after block 947,965. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,938 transactions in 1.88 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 947,966 is number 447 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,569 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,034 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,016 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.