About block 973,044
Bitcoin block 973,044 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 25, 2026 at 8:48 AM UTC, 10 min 23 s after block 973,043. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 2,462 transactions in 1.94 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 973,044 is number 1,333 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 683 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,956 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 551 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.