About block 973,548
Bitcoin block 973,548 was mined by Luxor on October 28, 2026 at 12:11 PM UTC, 30 min 21 s after block 973,547. 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 3,748 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.27 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0325 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1575 BTC for this block.
Block 973,548 is number 1,837 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 179 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,452 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. Luxor found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.