About block 973,032
Bitcoin block 973,032 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 6:35 AM UTC, 1 min 28 s after block 973,031. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,023 transactions in 2.36 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0027 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1277 BTC for this block.
Block 973,032 is number 1,321 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 695 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,968 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 568 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.