About block 973,640
Bitcoin block 973,640 was mined by ViaBTC on October 29, 2026 at 4:25 AM UTC, 11 min 11 s after block 973,639. 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 3,122 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.48 sat/vB, down from 2.34 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0224 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1474 BTC for this block.
Block 973,640 is number 1,929 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 87 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,360 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 85 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.