About block 971,028
Bitcoin block 971,028 was mined by AntPool on October 12, 2026 at 2:52 AM UTC, 1 min 29 s after block 971,027. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,264 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0041 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1291 BTC for this block.
Block 971,028 is number 1,333 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 683 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,972 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 564 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.