About block 973,695
Bitcoin block 973,695 was mined by ViaBTC on October 29, 2026 at 2:09 PM UTC, 3 seconds after block 973,694. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,114 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.12 sat/vB, down from 6.03 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0347 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1597 BTC for this block.
Block 973,695 is number 1,984 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 32 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,305 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 88 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.