About block 947,924
Bitcoin block 947,924 was mined by Foundry USA on May 4, 2026 at 9:31 PM UTC, 7 min 16 s after block 947,923. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,167 transactions in 1.86 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0149 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1399 BTC for this block.
Block 947,924 is number 405 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,611 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,076 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 28,060 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.