About block 947,301
Bitcoin block 947,301 was mined by Foundry USA on April 30, 2026 at 2:28 PM UTC, 23 min 58 s after block 947,300. 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 3,844 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0581 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1831 BTC for this block.
Block 947,301 is number 1,798 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 218 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,699 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 28,730 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.