About block 947,403
Bitcoin block 947,403 was mined by WhitePool on May 1, 2026 at 8:02 AM UTC, 3 seconds after block 947,402. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,911 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 947,403 is number 1,900 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 469; 116 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 947,519. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 102,597 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. WhitePool found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 28,622 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.