About block 973,972
Bitcoin block 973,972 was mined by Poolin on October 31, 2026 at 11:50 AM UTC, 5 min 4 s after block 973,971. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,538 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.01 sat/vB, down from 2.24 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0213 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Poolin earned 3.1463 BTC for this block.
Block 973,972 is number 245 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,771 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,028 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. Poolin found 3 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.