About block 971,523
Bitcoin block 971,523 was mined by AntPool on October 15, 2026 at 6:19 AM UTC, 9 min 18 s after block 971,522. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,524 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0141 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1391 BTC for this block.
Block 971,523 is number 1,828 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 188 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,477 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 69 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.