About block 973,004
Bitcoin block 973,004 was mined by SpiderPool on October 25, 2026 at 2:32 AM UTC, 21 min 26 s after block 973,003. 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 2,334 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, down from 1.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0190 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1440 BTC for this block.
Block 973,004 is number 1,293 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 723 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,996 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. SpiderPool found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 602 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.