About block 971,046
Bitcoin block 971,046 was mined by AntPool on October 12, 2026 at 4:56 AM UTC, 1 min 14 s after block 971,045. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,790 transactions in 1.59 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0039 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1289 BTC for this block.
Block 971,046 is number 1,351 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 665 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,954 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 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 551 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.