About block 975,173
Bitcoin block 975,173 was mined by SpiderPool on November 9, 2026 at 12:10 PM UTC, 2 min 45 s after block 975,172. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,114 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.08 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 975,173 is number 1,446 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 570 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,827 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. SpiderPool found 68 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 55 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.