About block 971,242
Bitcoin block 971,242 was mined by AntPool on October 13, 2026 at 12:27 PM UTC, 6 min 24 s after block 971,241. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,188 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0102 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1352 BTC for this block.
Block 971,242 is number 1,547 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 469 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,758 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 350 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.