About block 947,856
Bitcoin block 947,856 was mined by Foundry USA on May 4, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC, 8 min 38 s after block 947,855. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,983 transactions in 1.36 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 0.0218 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1468 BTC for this block.
Block 947,856 is number 337 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,679 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,144 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 28,138 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.