About block 973,498
Bitcoin block 973,498 was mined by AntPool on October 28, 2026 at 4:28 AM UTC, 1 min 17 s after block 973,497. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,672 transactions in 1.67 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, down from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0028 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1278 BTC for this block.
Block 973,498 is number 1,787 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 229 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,502 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.