About block 973,326
Bitcoin block 973,326 was mined by SpiderPool on October 27, 2026 at 2:14 AM UTC, 6 min 22 s after block 973,325. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,613 transactions in 1.96 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0022 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1272 BTC for this block.
Block 973,326 is number 1,615 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 401 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,674 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. SpiderPool found 50 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 143 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.