About block 971,481
Bitcoin block 971,481 was mined by AntPool on October 14, 2026 at 11:26 PM UTC, 2 min 45 s after block 971,480. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,652 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0057 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1307 BTC for this block.
Block 971,481 is number 1,786 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 230 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,519 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 116 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.