About block 947,865
Bitcoin block 947,865 was mined by Foundry USA on May 4, 2026 at 11:39 AM UTC, 3 min 12 s after block 947,864. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,601 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 947,865 is number 346 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,670 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,135 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 28,126 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.