About block 973,474
Bitcoin block 973,474 was mined by AntPool on October 28, 2026 at 12:24 AM UTC, 9 min 23 s after block 973,473. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,934 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 973,474 is number 1,763 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 253 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,526 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.