About block 973,022
Bitcoin block 973,022 was mined by Luxor on October 25, 2026 at 5:13 AM UTC, 2 min 11 s after block 973,021. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,599 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% 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 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 973,022 is number 1,311 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 705 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,978 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. Luxor found 58 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 580 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.