About block 947,493
Bitcoin block 947,493 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 10:25 PM UTC, 11 min 3 s after block 947,492. 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 3,822 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0171 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1421 BTC for this block.
Block 947,493 is number 1,990 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 26 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,507 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 251 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,523 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.