About block 973,012
Bitcoin block 973,012 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 3:58 AM UTC, 15 min 2 s after block 973,011. 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 3,375 transactions in 1.42 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0167 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1417 BTC for this block.
Block 973,012 is number 1,301 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 715 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,988 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. AntPool found 205 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 592 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.