About block 933,978
Bitcoin block 933,978 was mined by AntPool on January 27, 2026 at 2:05 PM UTC, 16 seconds after block 933,977. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,207 transactions in 1.70 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0173 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1423 BTC for this block.
Block 933,978 is number 571 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 463; 1,445 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 935,423. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 116,022 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. AntPool found 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 41,418 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.