About block 973,534
Bitcoin block 973,534 was mined by Binance Pool on October 28, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC, 28 min 14 s after block 973,533. 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 3,369 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.19 sat/vB, up from 1.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0414 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1664 BTC for this block.
Block 973,534 is number 1,823 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 193 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,466 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. Binance Pool found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.