About block 947,937
Bitcoin block 947,937 was mined by Foundry USA on May 4, 2026 at 11:06 PM UTC, 3 min 7 s after block 947,936. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,217 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 947,937 is number 418 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,598 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,063 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 249 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,047 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.