About block 973,298
Bitcoin block 973,298 was mined by SECPOOL on October 26, 2026 at 10:12 PM UTC, 20 seconds after block 973,297. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,470 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.22 sat/vB, down from 3.46 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 973,298 is number 1,587 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 429 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,702 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 180 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.