About block 947,905
Bitcoin block 947,905 was mined by Foundry USA on May 4, 2026 at 6:28 PM UTC, 11 min 41 s after block 947,904. 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 3,360 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0278 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1528 BTC for this block.
Block 947,905 is number 386 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,630 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,095 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,080 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.