About block 973,024
Bitcoin block 973,024 was mined by F2Pool on October 25, 2026 at 5:26 AM UTC, 8 min 16 s after block 973,023. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,381 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0030 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1280 BTC for this block.
Block 973,024 is number 1,313 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 703 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,976 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. F2Pool found 173 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 576 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.