About block 973,279
Bitcoin block 973,279 was mined by SECPOOL on October 26, 2026 at 7:23 PM UTC, 1 min 48 s after block 973,278. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,384 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0044 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1294 BTC for this block.
Block 973,279 is number 1,568 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 448 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,721 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. SECPOOL found 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 207 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.