About block 973,172
Bitcoin block 973,172 was mined by SECPOOL on October 26, 2026 at 2:58 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,171. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,264 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% 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 0.0024 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1274 BTC for this block.
Block 973,172 is number 1,461 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 555 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,828 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. SECPOOL found 39 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 370 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.