About block 971,350
Bitcoin block 971,350 was mined by AntPool on October 14, 2026 at 4:29 AM UTC, 9 min 48 s after block 971,349. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,141 transactions in 1.55 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0197 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1447 BTC for this block.
Block 971,350 is number 1,655 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 361 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,650 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 247 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.