About block 973,610
Bitcoin block 973,610 was mined by ViaBTC on October 28, 2026 at 11:42 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,609. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,597 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.41 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 973,610 is number 1,899 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 117 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,390 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 82 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.