About block 973,449
Bitcoin block 973,449 was mined by ViaBTC on October 27, 2026 at 8:25 PM UTC, 14 min 52 s after block 973,448. 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 4,146 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.58 sat/vB, down from 3.62 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0335 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1585 BTC for this block.
Block 973,449 is number 1,738 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 278 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,551 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 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 20 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.