About block 973,128
Bitcoin block 973,128 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 9:09 PM UTC, 6 min 21 s after block 973,127. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,990 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0088 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1338 BTC for this block.
Block 973,128 is number 1,417 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 599 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,872 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 442 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.