About block 973,963
Bitcoin block 973,963 was mined by SECPOOL on October 31, 2026 at 10:06 AM UTC, 9 min 5 s after block 973,962. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,096 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.99 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 973,963 is number 236 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,780 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,037 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 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.