About block 947,997
Bitcoin block 947,997 was mined by Luxor on May 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 947,996. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,160 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 947,997 is number 478 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,538 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,003 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. Luxor found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,984 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.