About block 973,961
Bitcoin block 973,961 was mined by Unknown on October 31, 2026 at 10:03 AM UTC, 13 min 25 s after block 973,960. 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 1,195 transactions in 0.62 MB (36.2% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0087 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Unknown earned 3.1337 BTC for this block.
Block 973,961 is number 234 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,782 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,039 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. Unknown found 14 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.