About block 947,969
Bitcoin block 947,969 was mined by ViaBTC on May 5, 2026 at 5:02 AM UTC, 9 min 31 s after block 947,968. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,406 transactions in 1.07 MB (71.5% 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 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 947,969 is number 450 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,566 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,031 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 28,013 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.