About block 973,344
Bitcoin block 973,344 was mined by Unknown on October 27, 2026 at 4:41 AM UTC, 7 min 45 s after block 973,343. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,527 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0077 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1327 BTC for this block.
Block 973,344 is number 1,633 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 383 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,656 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 125 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.