About block 971,422
Bitcoin block 971,422 was mined by AntPool on October 14, 2026 at 3:34 PM UTC, 6 min 21 s after block 971,421. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,719 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0154 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1404 BTC for this block.
Block 971,422 is number 1,727 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 289 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,578 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 170 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.