About block 947,758
Bitcoin block 947,758 was mined by Foundry USA on May 3, 2026 at 6:38 PM UTC, 14 min 11 s after block 947,757. 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 3,404 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0197 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1447 BTC for this block.
Block 947,758 is number 239 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,777 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,242 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 252 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,242 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.