About block 973,777
Bitcoin block 973,777 was mined by AntPool on October 30, 2026 at 5:30 AM UTC, 2 min 25 s after block 973,776. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 506 transactions in 1.10 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0123 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1373 BTC for this block.
Block 973,777 is number 50 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,966 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,223 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 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.