About block 973,594
Bitcoin block 973,594 was mined by BTC.com on October 28, 2026 at 8:04 PM UTC, 19 min 33 s after block 973,593. 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 3,757 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.34 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0338 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, BTC.com earned 3.1588 BTC for this block.
Block 973,594 is number 1,883 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 133 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,406 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. BTC.com found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.