About block 973,406
Bitcoin block 973,406 was mined by AntPool on October 27, 2026 at 1:53 PM UTC, 5 min 17 s after block 973,405. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,329 transactions in 1.71 MB (99.9% 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 0.0116 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1366 BTC for this block.
Block 973,406 is number 1,695 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 321 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,594 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 63 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.