About block 973,321
Bitcoin block 973,321 was mined by AntPool on October 27, 2026 at 1:32 AM UTC, 13 min 11 s after block 973,320. 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 5,036 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 0.70 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0127 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1377 BTC for this block.
Block 973,321 is number 1,610 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 406 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,679 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 207 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 148 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.