About block 975,145
Bitcoin block 975,145 was mined by AntPool on November 9, 2026 at 7:29 AM UTC, 16 min 52 s after block 975,144. 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 2,723 transactions in 1.77 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.51 sat/vB, up from 0.66 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0220 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1470 BTC for this block.
Block 975,145 is number 1,418 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 598 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,855 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 83 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.