About block 973,240
Bitcoin block 973,240 was mined by SpiderPool on October 26, 2026 at 1:12 PM UTC, 10 min 30 s after block 973,239. 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 5,025 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.20 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0112 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1362 BTC for this block.
Block 973,240 is number 1,529 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 487 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,760 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. SpiderPool found 48 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 265 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.