About block 947,972
Bitcoin block 947,972 was mined by Foundry USA on May 5, 2026 at 5:10 AM UTC, 2 min 36 s after block 947,971. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,213 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0056 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1306 BTC for this block.
Block 947,972 is number 453 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,563 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,028 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 250 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,010 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.