About block 947,985
Bitcoin block 947,985 was mined by OCEAN on May 5, 2026 at 6:55 AM UTC, 10 min 9 s after block 947,984. 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 1,638 transactions in 0.84 MB (54.0% 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 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 947,985 is number 466 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,550 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,015 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. OCEAN found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,996 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.