About block 973,491
Bitcoin block 973,491 was mined by Unknown on October 28, 2026 at 4:05 AM UTC, 40 min 47 s after block 973,490. 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 3,320 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, up from 0.16 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0246 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1496 BTC for this block.
Block 973,491 is number 1,780 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 236 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,509 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. Unknown found 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.