About block 971,503
Bitcoin block 971,503 was mined by AntPool on October 15, 2026 at 3:34 AM UTC, 2 min 38 s after block 971,502. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,512 transactions in 1.50 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 971,503 is number 1,808 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 208 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,497 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 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 94 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.