About block 947,585
Bitcoin block 947,585 was mined by Foundry USA on May 2, 2026 at 2:29 PM UTC, 6 min 59 s after block 947,584. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,337 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0156 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1406 BTC for this block.
Block 947,585 is number 66 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,950 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,415 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 28,427 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.