About block 973,714
Bitcoin block 973,714 was mined by Luxor on October 29, 2026 at 4:27 PM UTC, 5 min 43 s after block 973,713. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,620 transactions in 1.87 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 0.0121 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1371 BTC for this block.
Block 973,714 is number 2,003 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 13 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,286 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. Luxor found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.