About block 973,812
Bitcoin block 973,812 was mined by F2Pool on October 30, 2026 at 11:06 AM UTC, 1 min 34 s after block 973,811. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,557 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0120 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, F2Pool earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 973,812 is number 85 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,931 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,188 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. F2Pool found 171 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.