About block 973,135
Bitcoin block 973,135 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 10:16 PM UTC, 8 min 17 s after block 973,134. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,799 transactions in 1.68 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 0.0103 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1353 BTC for this block.
Block 973,135 is number 1,424 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 592 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,865 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 428 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.