About block 973,093
Bitcoin block 973,093 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 4:01 PM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,092. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,747 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.23 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 973,093 is number 1,382 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 634 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,907 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 485 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.