About block 973,206
Bitcoin block 973,206 was mined by AntPool on October 26, 2026 at 7:19 AM UTC, 6 seconds after block 973,205. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,852 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.20 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0026 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1276 BTC for this block.
Block 973,206 is number 1,495 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 521 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,794 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 318 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.