About block 973,960
Bitcoin block 973,960 was mined by ViaBTC on October 31, 2026 at 9:49 AM UTC, 10 min 3 s after block 973,959. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 5,794 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 973,960 is number 233 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,783 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,040 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 91 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.