About block 973,894
Bitcoin block 973,894 was mined by SECPOOL on October 30, 2026 at 11:21 PM UTC, 4 min 27 s after block 973,893. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,835 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0081 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1331 BTC for this block.
Block 973,894 is number 167 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,849 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,106 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. SECPOOL found 36 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.