About block 973,906
Bitcoin block 973,906 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 1:37 AM UTC, 2 min 57 s after block 973,905. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,042 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0095 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1345 BTC for this block.
Block 973,906 is number 179 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,837 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,094 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 204 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 14 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.