About block 973,039
Bitcoin block 973,039 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 7:58 AM UTC, 2 min 14 s after block 973,038. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 753 transactions in 1.29 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.21 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 973,039 is number 1,328 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 688 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,961 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 556 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.