About block 971,003
Bitcoin block 971,003 was mined by AntPool on October 11, 2026 at 11:37 PM UTC, 8 min 16 s after block 971,002. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,881 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0117 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1367 BTC for this block.
Block 971,003 is number 1,308 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 708 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,997 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 213 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 589 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.