About block 971,637
Bitcoin block 971,637 was mined by AntPool on October 16, 2026 at 12:13 AM UTC, 2 min 36 s after block 971,636. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,710 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.38 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0132 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1382 BTC for this block.
Block 971,637 is number 1,942 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 74 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,363 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 214 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 8 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.