About block 973,992
Bitcoin block 973,992 was mined by AntPool on October 31, 2026 at 3:34 PM UTC, 2 min 34 s after block 973,991. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,368 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0062 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1312 BTC for this block.
Block 973,992 is number 265 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 1,751 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 76,008 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 11 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.