About block 973,816
Bitcoin block 973,816 was mined by AntPool on October 30, 2026 at 11:33 AM UTC, 10 min 2 s after block 973,815. 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 7,308 transactions in 1.62 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, up from 0.13 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0053 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1303 BTC for this block.
Block 973,816 is number 89 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,927 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,184 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.