About block 973,883
Bitcoin block 973,883 was mined by AntPool on October 30, 2026 at 9:37 PM UTC, 6 min 3 s after block 973,882. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,060 transactions in 1.65 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 0.0148 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1398 BTC for this block.
Block 973,883 is number 156 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,860 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,117 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 209 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.