About block 973,538
Bitcoin block 973,538 was mined by ViaBTC on October 28, 2026 at 10:50 AM UTC, 11 min 1 s after block 973,537. 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 3,797 transactions in 1.52 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.05 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0169 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1419 BTC for this block.
Block 973,538 is number 1,827 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 189 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,462 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 84 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.