About block 973,335
Bitcoin block 973,335 was mined by AntPool on October 27, 2026 at 3:25 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,334. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,427 transactions in 2.88 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0019 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1269 BTC for this block.
Block 973,335 is number 1,624 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 392 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,665 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 134 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.