About block 973,429
Bitcoin block 973,429 was mined by BTC.com on October 27, 2026 at 4:51 PM UTC, 6 min 52 s after block 973,428. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,439 transactions in 0.68 MB (42.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0097 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1347 BTC for this block.
Block 973,429 is number 1,718 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 298 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,571 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 40 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.