About block 973,510
Bitcoin block 973,510 was mined by ViaBTC on October 28, 2026 at 6:08 AM UTC, 7 min 20 s after block 973,509. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,534 transactions in 2.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.16 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0079 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1329 BTC for this block.
Block 973,510 is number 1,799 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 217 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,490 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 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.