About block 975,016
Bitcoin block 975,016 was mined by AntPool on November 8, 2026 at 3:14 AM UTC, 29 min 0 s after block 975,015. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent draw with the same tiny chance.
It confirmed 2,675 transactions in 1.48 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 3.02 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0360 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1610 BTC for this block.
Block 975,016 is number 1,289 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 727 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,984 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 214 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.