About block 947,340
Bitcoin block 947,340 was mined by Foundry USA on April 30, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC, 45 seconds after block 947,339. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,127 transactions in 1.93 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 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 947,340 is number 1,837 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 179 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,660 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. Foundry USA found 257 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,691 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.