About block 973,891
Bitcoin block 973,891 was mined by Luxor on October 30, 2026 at 10:53 PM UTC, 17 min 43 s after block 973,890. 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 3,287 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0308 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1558 BTC for this block.
Block 973,891 is number 164 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,852 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,109 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. Luxor found 54 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.