About block 973,945
Bitcoin block 973,945 was mined by Luxor on October 31, 2026 at 7:19 AM UTC, 25 min 45 s after block 973,944. 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 3,449 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.20 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0207 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1457 BTC for this block.
Block 973,945 is number 218 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,798 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,055 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. Luxor found 55 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.