About block 917,943
Bitcoin block 917,943 was mined by WhitePool on October 6, 2025 at 8:00 PM UTC, 10 min 48 s after block 917,942. 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 4,378 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 7.00 sat/vB, down from 9.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0863 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.2113 BTC for this block.
Block 917,943 is number 664 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 455; 1,352 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 919,295. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 132,057 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. WhitePool found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55,646 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.