About block 947,408
Bitcoin block 947,408 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 9:11 AM UTC, 28 min 12 s after block 947,407. 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 3,113 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0396 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1646 BTC for this block.
Block 947,408 is number 1,905 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 111 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,592 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 256 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,617 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.