About block 973,807
Bitcoin block 973,807 was mined by ViaBTC on October 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM UTC, 4 min 27 s after block 973,806. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,882 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0099 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1349 BTC for this block.
Block 973,807 is number 80 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,936 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,193 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.