About block 973,985
Bitcoin block 973,985 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 2:51 PM UTC, 6 seconds after block 973,984. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,307 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.82 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0064 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1314 BTC for this block.
Block 973,985 is number 258 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,758 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,015 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 202 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.