About block 973,313
Bitcoin block 973,313 was mined by AntPool on October 27, 2026 at 12:00 AM UTC, 29 seconds after block 973,312. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,894 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0034 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1284 BTC for this block.
Block 973,313 is number 1,602 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 414 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,687 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 161 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.