About block 973,003
Bitcoin block 973,003 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 2:11 AM UTC, 16 min 21 s after block 973,002. 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 3,444 transactions in 1.86 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.21 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0182 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1432 BTC for this block.
Block 973,003 is number 1,292 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 724 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,997 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 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 603 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.