About block 973,318
Bitcoin block 973,318 was mined by Binance Pool on October 27, 2026 at 12:43 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,317. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 698 transactions in 0.36 MB (21.5% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0037 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1287 BTC for this block.
Block 973,318 is number 1,607 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 409 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,682 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. Binance Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 156 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.