About block 973,962
Bitcoin block 973,962 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 973,961. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,657 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0019 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1269 BTC for this block.
Block 973,962 is number 235 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,781 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,038 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 196 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.