About block 973,391
Bitcoin block 973,391 was mined by Luxor on October 27, 2026 at 11:56 AM UTC, 31 seconds after block 973,390. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,829 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0018 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1268 BTC for this block.
Block 973,391 is number 1,680 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 336 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,609 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 78 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.