About block 947,998
Bitcoin block 947,998 was mined by F2Pool on May 5, 2026 at 8:43 AM UTC, 8 seconds after block 947,997. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,872 transactions in 1.60 MB (100.0% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 947,998 is number 479 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,537 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,002 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. F2Pool found 169 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 27,983 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.