About block 973,033
Bitcoin block 973,033 was mined by BTC.com on October 25, 2026 at 6:37 AM UTC, 2 min 25 s after block 973,032. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,349 transactions in 2.08 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 973,033 is number 1,322 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 694 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,967 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. BTC.com found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 567 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.