About block 973,580
Bitcoin block 973,580 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 28, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC, 17 min 9 s after block 973,579. 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 3,503 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.07 sat/vB, up from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0522 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1772 BTC for this block.
Block 973,580 is number 1,869 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 147 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,420 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 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.