About block 973,360
Bitcoin block 973,360 was mined by Poolin on October 27, 2026 at 7:00 AM UTC, 22 min 24 s after block 973,359. 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 2,110 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.30 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0253 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1503 BTC for this block.
Block 973,360 is number 1,649 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 367 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,640 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. Poolin found 3 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 109 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.