About block 973,592
Bitcoin block 973,592 was mined by ViaBTC on October 28, 2026 at 7:36 PM UTC, 1 min 8 s after block 973,591. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 548 transactions in 3.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 973,592 is number 1,881 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 135 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,408 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 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.