About block 973,023
Bitcoin block 973,023 was mined by F2Pool on October 25, 2026 at 5:18 AM UTC, 5 min 33 s after block 973,022. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,515 transactions in 1.61 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 0.0055 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1305 BTC for this block.
Block 973,023 is number 1,312 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 704 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,977 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. F2Pool found 173 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 577 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.