About block 971,532
Bitcoin block 971,532 was mined by AntPool on October 15, 2026 at 7:57 AM UTC, 3 min 47 s after block 971,531. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,793 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0071 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1321 BTC for this block.
Block 971,532 is number 1,837 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 179 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,468 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 60 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.