About block 973,563
Bitcoin block 973,563 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 28, 2026 at 2:03 PM UTC, 4 min 49 s after block 973,562. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,645 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.03 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0145 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1395 BTC for this block.
Block 973,563 is number 1,852 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 164 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,437 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. Braiins Pool found 20 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.