About block 973,312
Bitcoin block 973,312 was mined by AntPool on October 26, 2026 at 11:59 PM UTC, 5 min 54 s after block 973,311. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,294 transactions in 1.75 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 0.0561 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1811 BTC for this block.
Block 973,312 is number 1,601 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 415 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,688 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 162 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.