About block 973,535
Bitcoin block 973,535 was mined by ViaBTC on October 28, 2026 at 10:27 AM UTC, 3 min 16 s after block 973,534. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,674 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 2.19 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 973,535 is number 1,824 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 192 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,465 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 84 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 16 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.