About block 971,571
Bitcoin block 971,571 was mined by AntPool on October 15, 2026 at 12:07 PM UTC, 1 min 49 s after block 971,570. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,150 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.26 sat/vB, up from 0.22 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0048 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1298 BTC for this block.
Block 971,571 is number 1,876 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 140 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,429 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 21 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.