About block 973,602
Bitcoin block 973,602 was mined by SECPOOL on October 28, 2026 at 10:02 PM UTC, 5 min 48 s after block 973,601. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,718 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.68 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0225 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1475 BTC for this block.
Block 973,602 is number 1,891 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 125 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,398 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SECPOOL found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.