About block 973,304
Bitcoin block 973,304 was mined by AntPool on October 26, 2026 at 10:50 PM UTC, 8 min 33 s after block 973,303. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,310 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.59 sat/vB, down from 1.03 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0104 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1354 BTC for this block.
Block 973,304 is number 1,593 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 423 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,696 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 174 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.