About block 973,323
Bitcoin block 973,323 was mined by SECPOOL on October 27, 2026 at 1:56 AM UTC, 13 min 0 s after block 973,322. 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 5,775 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 973,323 is number 1,612 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 404 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,677 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. SECPOOL found 37 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 146 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.