About block 973,168
Bitcoin block 973,168 was mined by Luxor on October 26, 2026 at 2:39 AM UTC, 7 min 41 s after block 973,167. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,514 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 973,168 is number 1,457 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 559 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,832 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 57 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 374 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.