About block 973,979
Bitcoin block 973,979 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 31, 2026 at 1:47 PM UTC, 3 min 45 s after block 973,978. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,282 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.03 sat/vB, down from 4.06 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0275 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1525 BTC for this block.
Block 973,979 is number 252 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,764 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,021 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. Braiins Pool found 16 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.