About block 973,547
Bitcoin block 973,547 was mined by SpiderPool on October 28, 2026 at 11:41 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,546. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,795 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0016 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1266 BTC for this block.
Block 973,547 is number 1,836 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 180 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,453 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. SpiderPool found 47 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.