About block 973,028
Bitcoin block 973,028 was mined by Binance Pool on October 25, 2026 at 6:24 AM UTC, 20 seconds after block 973,027. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,412 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.60 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 973,028 is number 1,317 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 699 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,972 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Binance Pool found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 572 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.