About block 973,493
Bitcoin block 973,493 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 28, 2026 at 4:07 AM UTC, 5 min 56 s after block 973,492. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,908 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 973,493 is number 1,782 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 234 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,507 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.