About block 947,996
Bitcoin block 947,996 was mined by SpiderPool on May 5, 2026 at 8:44 AM UTC, 13 min 59 s after block 947,995. 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 4,123 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% 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 0.0170 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1420 BTC for this block.
Block 947,996 is number 477 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,539 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,004 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. SpiderPool found 77 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,985 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.