About block 973,499
Bitcoin block 973,499 was mined by BTC.com on October 28, 2026 at 4:43 AM UTC, 14 min 39 s after block 973,498. 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 3,451 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0206 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1456 BTC for this block.
Block 973,499 is number 1,788 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 228 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,501 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. BTC.com found 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.