About block 973,037
Bitcoin block 973,037 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 7:16 AM UTC, 3 min 46 s after block 973,036. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,905 transactions in 1.74 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 973,037 is number 1,326 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 690 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,963 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 560 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.