About block 947,703
Bitcoin block 947,703 was mined by Foundry USA on May 3, 2026 at 10:56 AM UTC, 13 min 19 s after block 947,702. 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 2,232 transactions in 1.46 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 947,703 is number 184 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,832 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,297 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 28,299 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.