About block 973,545
Bitcoin block 973,545 was mined by AntPool on October 28, 2026 at 11:38 AM UTC, 5 min 44 s after block 973,544. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,664 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.9% 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 0.0090 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1340 BTC for this block.
Block 973,545 is number 1,834 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 182 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,455 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.