About block 973,921
Bitcoin block 973,921 was mined by Luxor on October 31, 2026 at 3:26 AM UTC, 14 min 58 s after block 973,920. 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 4,806 transactions in 1.69 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.21 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, Luxor earned 3.1370 BTC for this block.
Block 973,921 is number 194 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,822 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,079 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 53 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.