About block 973,045
Bitcoin block 973,045 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 8:55 AM UTC, 6 min 47 s after block 973,044. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,403 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0105 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1355 BTC for this block.
Block 973,045 is number 1,334 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 682 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,955 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 203 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 550 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.