About block 973,853
Bitcoin block 973,853 was mined by ViaBTC on October 30, 2026 at 5:38 PM UTC, 8 min 9 s after block 973,852. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,718 transactions in 1.76 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.02 sat/vB, down from 4.07 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0425 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1675 BTC for this block.
Block 973,853 is number 126 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,890 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,147 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 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.