About block 973,977
Bitcoin block 973,977 was mined by ViaBTC on October 31, 2026 at 12:58 PM UTC, 41 min 1 s after block 973,976. 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 4,081 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.05 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0404 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1654 BTC for this block.
Block 973,977 is number 250 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,766 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,023 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. ViaBTC found 93 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.