About block 947,988
Bitcoin block 947,988 was mined by Foundry USA on May 5, 2026 at 7:23 AM UTC, 5 min 27 s after block 947,987. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,787 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0091 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Foundry USA earned 3.1341 BTC for this block.
Block 947,988 is number 469 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 1,547 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,012 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 27,993 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.