About block 973,081
Bitcoin block 973,081 was mined by F2Pool on October 25, 2026 at 2:38 PM UTC, 16 min 45 s after block 973,080. 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 3,594 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.35 sat/vB, up from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0393 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1643 BTC for this block.
Block 973,081 is number 1,370 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 646 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,919 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 497 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.