About block 973,774
Bitcoin block 973,774 was mined by AntPool on October 30, 2026 at 5:19 AM UTC, 39 min 29 s after block 973,773. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 3,108 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0371 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1621 BTC for this block.
Block 973,774 is number 47 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,969 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,226 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.