About block 947,580
Bitcoin block 947,580 was mined by Foundry USA on May 2, 2026 at 1:29 PM UTC, 2 min 45 s after block 947,579. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,201 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 947,580 is number 61 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,955 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,420 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 28,432 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.