About block 973,544
Bitcoin block 973,544 was mined by Luxor on October 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM UTC, 4 min 6 s after block 973,543. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,655 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 973,544 is number 1,833 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 183 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,456 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 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.