About block 971,543
Bitcoin block 971,543 was mined by AntPool on October 15, 2026 at 9:03 AM UTC, 7 min 23 s after block 971,542. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,324 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0140 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1390 BTC for this block.
Block 971,543 is number 1,848 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 168 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,457 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 54 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.