About block 973,250
Bitcoin block 973,250 was mined by AntPool on October 26, 2026 at 2:39 PM UTC, 1 min 48 s after block 973,249. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,012 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0043 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1293 BTC for this block.
Block 973,250 is number 1,539 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 477 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,750 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 208 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 249 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.