About block 973,431
Bitcoin block 973,431 was mined by Luxor on October 27, 2026 at 5:07 PM UTC, 57 seconds after block 973,430. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,903 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 2.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 973,431 is number 1,720 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 296 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,569 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 38 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.