About block 973,543
Bitcoin block 973,543 was mined by Luxor on October 28, 2026 at 11:28 AM UTC, 13 min 51 s after block 973,542. 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 4,833 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.10 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0181 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1431 BTC for this block.
Block 973,543 is number 1,832 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 184 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,457 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 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.