About block 973,133
Bitcoin block 973,133 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 10:05 PM UTC, 15 min 45 s after block 973,132. 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 3,728 transactions in 1.93 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.20 sat/vB, up from 0.30 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0181 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1431 BTC for this block.
Block 973,133 is number 1,422 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 594 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,867 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 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 430 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.