About block 947,389
Bitcoin block 947,389 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 6:18 AM UTC, 2 min 3 s after block 947,388. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,568 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0083 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1333 BTC for this block.
Block 947,389 is number 1,886 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 130 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,611 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 256 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,636 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.