About block 973,297
Bitcoin block 973,297 was mined by SECPOOL on October 26, 2026 at 10:11 PM UTC, 42 min 0 s after block 973,296. 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 3,937 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.46 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0471 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1721 BTC for this block.
Block 973,297 is number 1,586 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 430 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,703 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 38 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 181 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.