About block 947,536
Bitcoin block 947,536 was mined by Foundry USA on May 2, 2026 at 5:15 AM UTC, 2 min 13 s after block 947,535. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 866 transactions in 1.17 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0222 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1472 BTC for this block.
Block 947,536 is number 17 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,999 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,464 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 28,479 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.