About block 973,210
Bitcoin block 973,210 was mined by Binance Pool on October 26, 2026 at 7:40 AM UTC, 5 min 8 s after block 973,209. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,235 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0070 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1320 BTC for this block.
Block 973,210 is number 1,499 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 517 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,790 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. Binance Pool found 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 314 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.