About block 975,005
Bitcoin block 975,005 was mined by AntPool on November 8, 2026 at 12:04 AM UTC, 27 seconds after block 975,004. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 11,360 transactions in 1.09 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.12 sat/vB, up from 0.12 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0021 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1271 BTC for this block.
Block 975,005 is number 1,278 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 738 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,995 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 189 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 226 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.