About block 973,593
Bitcoin block 973,593 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 28, 2026 at 7:44 PM UTC, 7 min 37 s after block 973,592. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,890 transactions in 3.00 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0125 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1375 BTC for this block.
Block 973,593 is number 1,882 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 134 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,407 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. Braiins Pool found 22 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.