About block 947,362
Bitcoin block 947,362 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 1:53 AM UTC, 3 min 31 s after block 947,361. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,728 transactions in 1.75 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 947,362 is number 1,859 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 157 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,638 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 28,668 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.