About block 973,262
Bitcoin block 973,262 was mined by FutureBit Apollo Solo on October 26, 2026 at 5:06 PM UTC, 9 min 50 s after block 973,261. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,477 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0292 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, FutureBit Apollo Solo earned 3.1542 BTC for this block.
Block 973,262 is number 1,551 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 465 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,738 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. FutureBit Apollo Solo found 1 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 229 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.