About block 973,897
Bitcoin block 973,897 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 12:11 AM UTC, 7 min 24 s after block 973,896. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,636 transactions in 1.65 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 1.75 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0111 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1361 BTC for this block.
Block 973,897 is number 170 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,846 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,103 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 206 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 15 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.