About block 971,161
Bitcoin block 971,161 was mined by AntPool on October 13, 2026 at 12:14 AM UTC, 4 min 8 s after block 971,160. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,614 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0115 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1365 BTC for this block.
Block 971,161 is number 1,466 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 550 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,839 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 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 436 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.