About block 973,519
Bitcoin block 973,519 was mined by Luxor on October 28, 2026 at 7:55 AM UTC, 1 min 33 s after block 973,518. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 654 transactions in 3.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 973,519 is number 1,808 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 208 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,481 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. Luxor found 57 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.