About block 973,542
Bitcoin block 973,542 was mined by F2Pool on October 28, 2026 at 11:14 AM UTC, 7 min 3 s after block 973,541. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,327 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 973,542 is number 1,831 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 185 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,458 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. F2Pool found 170 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.