About block 973,070
Bitcoin block 973,070 was mined by Luxor on October 25, 2026 at 12:02 PM UTC, 27 min 23 s after block 973,069. 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 3,928 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0259 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1509 BTC for this block.
Block 973,070 is number 1,359 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 657 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,930 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. Luxor found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 510 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.