About block 947,449
Bitcoin block 947,449 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 4:12 PM UTC, 14 min 1 s after block 947,448. 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 3,170 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0299 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1549 BTC for this block.
Block 947,449 is number 1,946 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 70 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,551 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,570 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.