About block 947,342
Bitcoin block 947,342 was mined by Foundry USA on April 30, 2026 at 10:34 PM UTC, 7 min 8 s after block 947,341. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,033 transactions in 1.84 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0208 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1458 BTC for this block.
Block 947,342 is number 1,839 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 177 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,658 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 28,688 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.