About block 973,014
Bitcoin block 973,014 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 4:05 AM UTC, 1 min 38 s after block 973,013. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,976 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 0.14 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 973,014 is number 1,303 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 713 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,986 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 588 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.