About block 973,005
Bitcoin block 973,005 was mined by Unknown on October 25, 2026 at 2:36 AM UTC, 3 min 41 s after block 973,004. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,335 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 973,005 is number 1,294 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 722 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,995 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 601 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.