About block 947,535
Bitcoin block 947,535 was mined by Foundry USA on May 2, 2026 at 5:13 AM UTC, 10 min 4 s after block 947,534. 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 3,043 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0289 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1539 BTC for this block.
Block 947,535 is number 16 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 2,000 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,465 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 28,480 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.