About block 947,978
Bitcoin block 947,978 was mined by AntPool on May 5, 2026 at 5:56 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 947,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,102 transactions in 1.83 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 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 947,978 is number 459 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,557 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,022 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. AntPool found 194 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,003 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.