About block 973,015
Bitcoin block 973,015 was mined by SECPOOL on October 25, 2026 at 4:07 AM UTC, 2 min 17 s after block 973,014. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,123 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0029 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1279 BTC for this block.
Block 973,015 is number 1,304 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 712 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,985 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. SECPOOL found 41 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 587 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.