About block 973,116
Bitcoin block 973,116 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 7:20 PM UTC, 1 min 39 s after block 973,115. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,146 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 973,116 is number 1,405 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 611 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,884 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 456 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.