About block 973,150
Bitcoin block 973,150 was mined by AntPool on October 25, 2026 at 11:49 PM UTC, 4 min 38 s after block 973,149. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,846 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 973,150 is number 1,439 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 577 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,850 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 406 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.