About block 973,233
Bitcoin block 973,233 was mined by Binance Pool on October 26, 2026 at 12:16 PM UTC, 16 min 39 s after block 973,232. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,051 transactions in 1.33 MB (79.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.21 sat/vB, down from 1.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0209 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1459 BTC for this block.
Block 973,233 is number 1,522 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 494 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,767 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. Binance Pool found 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 278 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.