About block 947,749
Bitcoin block 947,749 was mined by Foundry USA on May 3, 2026 at 4:48 PM UTC, 5 min 43 s after block 947,748. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,111 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 947,749 is number 230 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,786 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,251 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,251 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.