About block 973,303
Bitcoin block 973,303 was mined by AntPool on October 26, 2026 at 10:41 PM UTC, 10 min 48 s after block 973,302. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 4,869 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.03 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0159 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1409 BTC for this block.
Block 973,303 is number 1,592 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 424 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,697 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 175 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.