About block 973,026
Bitcoin block 973,026 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 5:50 AM UTC, 12 min 21 s after block 973,025. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,376 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.30 sat/vB, up from 0.30 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0113 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1363 BTC for this block.
Block 973,026 is number 1,315 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 701 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,974 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 574 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.