About block 947,574
Bitcoin block 947,574 was mined by Foundry USA on May 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM UTC, 5 min 22 s after block 947,573. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,674 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0106 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1356 BTC for this block.
Block 947,574 is number 55 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,961 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,426 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 28,438 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.