About block 973,191
Bitcoin block 973,191 was mined by ViaBTC on October 26, 2026 at 5:10 AM UTC, 37 seconds after block 973,190. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,337 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 973,191 is number 1,480 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 536 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,809 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 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 339 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.