About block 973,164
Bitcoin block 973,164 was mined by Poolin on October 26, 2026 at 2:14 AM UTC, 2 min 22 s after block 973,163. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,353 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 973,164 is number 1,453 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 563 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,836 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. Poolin found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 384 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.