About block 947,448
Bitcoin block 947,448 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 3:58 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 947,447. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,915 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 947,448 is number 1,945 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 71 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,552 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 28,574 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.