About block 975,217
Bitcoin block 975,217 was mined by AntPool on November 9, 2026 at 8:59 PM UTC, 27 min 23 s after block 975,216. 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 3,777 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0414 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1664 BTC for this block.
Block 975,217 is number 1,490 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 483; 526 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 975,743. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 74,783 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 13 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.