About block 947,908
Bitcoin block 947,908 was mined by Foundry USA on May 4, 2026 at 7:07 PM UTC, 13 min 29 s after block 947,907. 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 4,010 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0418 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1668 BTC for this block.
Block 947,908 is number 389 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,627 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,092 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 28,077 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.