About block 947,487
Bitcoin block 947,487 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 9:24 PM UTC, 3 min 2 s after block 947,486. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,326 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0092 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1342 BTC for this block.
Block 947,487 is number 1,984 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 32 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,513 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,529 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.