About block 973,591
Bitcoin block 973,591 was mined by ViaBTC on October 28, 2026 at 7:35 PM UTC, 5 min 49 s after block 973,590. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,195 transactions in 2.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.08 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0142 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1392 BTC for this block.
Block 973,591 is number 1,880 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 136 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,409 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 81 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.