About block 973,685
Bitcoin block 973,685 was mined by AntPool on October 29, 2026 at 11:25 AM UTC, 7 min 18 s after block 973,684. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,551 transactions in 1.33 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0207 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1457 BTC for this block.
Block 973,685 is number 1,974 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 42 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,315 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 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.