About block 973,809
Bitcoin block 973,809 was mined by Unknown on October 30, 2026 at 10:46 AM UTC, 5 min 15 s after block 973,808. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,534 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.06 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 973,809 is number 82 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,934 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,191 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 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.