About block 947,614
Bitcoin block 947,614 was mined by Foundry USA on May 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM UTC, 12 min 51 s after block 947,613. 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 4,308 transactions in 1.55 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 0.0184 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1434 BTC for this block.
Block 947,614 is number 95 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,921 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,386 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,396 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.