About block 973,959
Bitcoin block 973,959 was mined by SECPOOL on October 31, 2026 at 9:39 AM UTC, 58 seconds after block 973,958. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,235 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0024 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1274 BTC for this block.
Block 973,959 is number 232 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,784 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,041 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. SECPOOL found 44 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.