About block 973,195
Bitcoin block 973,195 was mined by WhitePool on October 26, 2026 at 5:49 AM UTC, 5 min 6 s after block 973,194. 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 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.22 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, WhitePool earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 973,195 is number 1,484 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 532 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,805 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. WhitePool found 2 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 335 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.