About block 973,863
Bitcoin block 973,863 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 30, 2026 at 6:59 PM UTC, 5 min 30 s after block 973,862. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,331 transactions in 1.45 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.01 sat/vB, up from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0207 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1457 BTC for this block.
Block 973,863 is number 136 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,880 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,137 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.