About block 973,799
Bitcoin block 973,799 was mined by Unknown on October 30, 2026 at 9:27 AM UTC, 14 min 22 s after block 973,798. 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 2,685 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.30 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0255 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1505 BTC for this block.
Block 973,799 is number 72 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,944 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,201 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. Unknown found 12 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.