About block 973,869
Bitcoin block 973,869 was mined by Unknown on October 30, 2026 at 7:54 PM UTC, 15 min 20 s after block 973,868. 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 2,644 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 4.00 sat/vB, up from 0.15 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0503 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1753 BTC for this block.
Block 973,869 is number 142 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,874 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,131 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. Unknown found 13 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.