About block 971,343
Bitcoin block 971,343 was mined by AntPool on October 14, 2026 at 3:07 AM UTC, 5 min 50 s after block 971,342. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,568 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0100 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1350 BTC for this block.
Block 971,343 is number 1,648 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 368 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,657 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 249 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.