About block 973,018
Bitcoin block 973,018 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 4:47 AM UTC, 2 min 8 s after block 973,017. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,796 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0032 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1282 BTC for this block.
Block 973,018 is number 1,307 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 709 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,982 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. ViaBTC found 81 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 584 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.