About block 973,805
Bitcoin block 973,805 was mined by Luxor on October 30, 2026 at 10:24 AM UTC, 14 min 51 s after block 973,804. 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 3,382 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.65 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0247 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1497 BTC for this block.
Block 973,805 is number 78 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,938 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,195 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Luxor found 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 17 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.