About block 973,334
Bitcoin block 973,334 was mined by BTC.com on October 27, 2026 at 3:29 AM UTC, 6 min 49 s after block 973,333. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 219 transactions in 0.12 MB (7.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0015 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1265 BTC for this block.
Block 973,334 is number 1,623 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 393 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,666 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. BTC.com found 9 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 135 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.