About block 947,620
Bitcoin block 947,620 was mined by Foundry USA on May 2, 2026 at 8:32 PM UTC, 1 min 27 s after block 947,619. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,254 transactions in 1.81 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 947,620 is number 101 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,915 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,380 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 28,388 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.