About block 973,142
Bitcoin block 973,142 was mined by ViaBTC on October 25, 2026 at 11:00 PM UTC, 1 min 3 s after block 973,141. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,518 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0025 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1275 BTC for this block.
Block 973,142 is number 1,431 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 585 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,858 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 84 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 418 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.