About block 975,196
Bitcoin block 975,196 was mined by AntPool on November 9, 2026 at 4:41 PM UTC, 2 min 44 s after block 975,195. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,017 transactions in 3.00 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.13 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0075 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1325 BTC for this block.
Block 975,196 is number 1,469 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 547 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,804 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 32 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.