About block 973,944
Bitcoin block 973,944 was mined by SECPOOL on October 31, 2026 at 6:53 AM UTC, 1 min 48 s after block 973,943. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,620 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% 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 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 973,944 is number 217 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,799 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,056 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 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.