About block 973,377
Bitcoin block 973,377 was mined by Luxor on October 27, 2026 at 9:21 AM UTC, 14 min 55 s after block 973,376. 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 4,246 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0224 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1474 BTC for this block.
Block 973,377 is number 1,666 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 350 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,623 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. Luxor found 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 92 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.