About block 973,500
Bitcoin block 973,500 was mined by BTC.com on October 28, 2026 at 4:53 AM UTC, 10 min 4 s after block 973,499. 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 582 transactions in 0.37 MB (23.3% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 973,500 is number 1,789 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 227 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,500 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. BTC.com found 11 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.