About block 971,281
Bitcoin block 971,281 was mined by AntPool on October 13, 2026 at 6:27 PM UTC, 9 min 3 s after block 971,280. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,275 transactions in 1.78 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 3.00 sat/vB, down from 4.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0439 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1689 BTC for this block.
Block 971,281 is number 1,586 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 430 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,719 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 316 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.