About block 973,779
Bitcoin block 973,779 was mined by ViaBTC on October 30, 2026 at 5:38 AM UTC, 7 min 36 s after block 973,778. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,948 transactions in 1.54 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 973,779 is number 52 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,964 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,221 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 87 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.