About block 973,473
Bitcoin block 973,473 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 28, 2026 at 12:15 AM UTC, 36 seconds after block 973,472. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,900 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 0.0014 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1264 BTC for this block.
Block 973,473 is number 1,762 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 254 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,527 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. Braiins Pool found 18 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 5 confirmations.