About block 973,131
Bitcoin block 973,131 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 9:40 PM UTC, 17 min 32 s after block 973,130. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,694 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.20 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0174 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1424 BTC for this block.
Block 973,131 is number 1,420 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 596 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,869 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 432 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.