About block 973,123
Bitcoin block 973,123 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 8:25 PM UTC, 7 min 21 s after block 973,122. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,983 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.14 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 973,123 is number 1,412 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 604 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,877 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 447 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.