About block 973,138
Bitcoin block 973,138 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 10:33 PM UTC, 5 min 14 s after block 973,137. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,302 transactions in 1.72 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 0.0101 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1351 BTC for this block.
Block 973,138 is number 1,427 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 589 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,862 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 425 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.