About block 947,355
Bitcoin block 947,355 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 1:01 AM UTC, 12 min 35 s after block 947,354. 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 2,156 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0257 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1507 BTC for this block.
Block 947,355 is number 1,852 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 164 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,645 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 28,675 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.