About block 973,220
Bitcoin block 973,220 was mined by ViaBTC on October 26, 2026 at 9:29 AM UTC, 22 min 33 s after block 973,219. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,227 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.75 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0268 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1518 BTC for this block.
Block 973,220 is number 1,509 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 507 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,780 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 295 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.