About block 973,125
Bitcoin block 973,125 was mined by Luxor on October 25, 2026 at 8:56 PM UTC, 26 min 21 s after block 973,124. 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 3,249 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0292 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1542 BTC for this block.
Block 973,125 is number 1,414 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 602 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,875 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. Luxor found 59 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 445 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.