About block 973,761
Bitcoin block 973,761 was mined by Luxor on October 30, 2026 at 1:41 AM UTC, 8 min 5 s after block 973,760. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,381 transactions in 0.70 MB (41.4% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0124 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1374 BTC for this block.
Block 973,761 is number 34 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,982 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,239 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 57 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.