About block 947,858
Bitcoin block 947,858 was mined by Foundry USA on May 4, 2026 at 10:28 AM UTC, 53 seconds after block 947,857. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,822 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0054 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1304 BTC for this block.
Block 947,858 is number 339 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,677 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,142 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 28,133 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.