About block 973,075
Bitcoin block 973,075 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 1:23 PM UTC, 42 min 37 s after block 973,074. 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 3,600 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.02 sat/vB, up from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0406 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1656 BTC for this block.
Block 973,075 is number 1,364 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 652 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,925 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 83 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 503 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.