About block 973,775
Bitcoin block 973,775 was mined by ViaBTC on October 30, 2026 at 5:19 AM UTC, 37 seconds after block 973,774. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,275 transactions in 1.27 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.27 sat/vB, down from 3.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0173 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1423 BTC for this block.
Block 973,775 is number 48 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,968 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,225 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 86 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.