About block 973,105
Bitcoin block 973,105 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 6:12 PM UTC, 9 min 53 s after block 973,104. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,571 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.21 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0158 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1408 BTC for this block.
Block 973,105 is number 1,394 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 622 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,895 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 471 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.