About block 973,112
Bitcoin block 973,112 was mined by SpiderPool on October 25, 2026 at 7:08 PM UTC, 5 min 44 s after block 973,111. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,653 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0082 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1332 BTC for this block.
Block 973,112 is number 1,401 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 615 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,888 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SpiderPool found 45 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 460 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.