About block 973,319
Bitcoin block 973,319 was mined by AntPool on October 27, 2026 at 1:14 AM UTC, 30 min 55 s after block 973,318. 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 3,309 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.05 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0286 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1536 BTC for this block.
Block 973,319 is number 1,608 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 408 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,681 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 155 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.