About block 947,296
Bitcoin block 947,296 was mined by Foundry USA on April 30, 2026 at 1:34 PM UTC, 2 min 20 s after block 947,295. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,529 transactions in 2.55 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 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 947,296 is number 1,793 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 223 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,704 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. Foundry USA found 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,735 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.