About block 973,011
Bitcoin block 973,011 was mined by SpiderPool on October 25, 2026 at 3:43 AM UTC, 2 min 0 s after block 973,010. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,263 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 973,011 is number 1,300 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 716 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,989 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. SpiderPool found 40 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 593 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.