About block 973,237
Bitcoin block 973,237 was mined by Unknown on October 26, 2026 at 12:41 PM UTC, 2 min 52 s after block 973,236. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,612 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.52 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 973,237 is number 1,526 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 490 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,763 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. Unknown found 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 271 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.