About block 973,301
Bitcoin block 973,301 was mined by Luxor on October 26, 2026 at 10:24 PM UTC, 7 min 31 s after block 973,300. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,885 transactions in 1.67 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 0.0131 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1381 BTC for this block.
Block 973,301 is number 1,590 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 426 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,699 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. Luxor found 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 177 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.