About block 947,419
Bitcoin block 947,419 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 12:11 PM UTC, 30 min 12 s after block 947,418. 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 4,057 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0478 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1728 BTC for this block.
Block 947,419 is number 1,916 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 100 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,581 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 254 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,603 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.