About block 948,583
Bitcoin block 948,583 was mined by WhitePool on May 9, 2026 at 7:58 AM UTC, 2 min 21 s after block 948,582. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,183 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0126 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1376 BTC for this block.
Block 948,583 is number 1,064 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 470; 952 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 949,535. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 101,417 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 27,341 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.