About block 973,247
Bitcoin block 973,247 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 26, 2026 at 2:23 PM UTC, 22 min 2 s after block 973,246. 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 3,324 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.24 sat/vB, up from 1.08 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0330 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1580 BTC for this block.
Block 973,247 is number 1,536 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 480 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,753 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 258 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.