About block 947,806
Bitcoin block 947,806 was mined by Foundry USA on May 4, 2026 at 1:56 AM UTC, 9 min 42 s after block 947,805. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,650 transactions in 1.57 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 0.0129 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1379 BTC for this block.
Block 947,806 is number 287 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,729 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,194 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 28,192 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.