About block 973,309
Bitcoin block 973,309 was mined by Luxor on October 26, 2026 at 11:32 PM UTC, 13 min 17 s after block 973,308. 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 5,037 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 973,309 is number 1,598 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 418 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,691 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. Luxor found 56 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 165 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.