About block 973,810
Bitcoin block 973,810 was mined by Binance Pool on October 30, 2026 at 11:00 AM UTC, 13 min 36 s after block 973,809. 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 2,600 transactions in 1.29 MB (80.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.10 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0232 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1482 BTC for this block.
Block 973,810 is number 83 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,933 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,190 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. Binance Pool found 9 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.