About block 947,495
Bitcoin block 947,495 was mined by Foundry USA on May 1, 2026 at 10:26 PM UTC, 57 seconds after block 947,494. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,775 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0042 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1292 BTC for this block.
Block 947,495 is number 1,992 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 24 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,505 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 28,521 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.