About block 973,085
Bitcoin block 973,085 was mined by F2Pool on October 25, 2026 at 2:48 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,084. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,015 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.83 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0040 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1290 BTC for this block.
Block 973,085 is number 1,374 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 642 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,915 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. F2Pool found 173 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 493 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.