About block 971,593
Bitcoin block 971,593 was mined by AntPool on October 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM UTC, 49 seconds after block 971,592. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,554 transactions in 1.66 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.05 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0098 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1348 BTC for this block.
Block 971,593 is number 1,898 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 118 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,407 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 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.