About block 973,108
Bitcoin block 973,108 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 6:41 PM UTC, 5 min 3 s after block 973,107. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,572 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.75 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 973,108 is number 1,397 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 619 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,892 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 83 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 464 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.