About block 973,243
Bitcoin block 973,243 was mined by AntPool on October 26, 2026 at 1:32 PM UTC, 4 min 36 s after block 973,242. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,123 transactions in 1.69 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 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 973,243 is number 1,532 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 484 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,757 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 262 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.