About block 973,257
Bitcoin block 973,257 was mined by SECPOOL on October 26, 2026 at 4:35 PM UTC, 10 min 54 s after block 973,256. 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 3,066 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.46 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0345 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1595 BTC for this block.
Block 973,257 is number 1,546 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 470 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,743 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. SECPOOL found 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 238 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.