About block 973,811
Bitcoin block 973,811 was mined by SpiderPool on October 30, 2026 at 11:04 AM UTC, 3 min 59 s after block 973,810. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,248 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.10 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0029 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1279 BTC for this block.
Block 973,811 is number 84 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,932 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,189 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. SpiderPool found 46 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.