About block 973,993
Bitcoin block 973,993 was mined by ViaBTC on October 31, 2026 at 3:57 PM UTC, 22 min 50 s after block 973,992. 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 3,715 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0389 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, ViaBTC earned 3.1639 BTC for this block.
Block 973,993 is number 266 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,750 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,007 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 97 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.