About block 973,096
Bitcoin block 973,096 was mined by Luxor on October 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM UTC, 3 min 30 s after block 973,095. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,648 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0039 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1289 BTC for this block.
Block 973,096 is number 1,385 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 631 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,904 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. Luxor found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 480 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.