About block 971,653
Bitcoin block 971,653 was mined by AntPool on October 16, 2026 at 2:38 AM UTC, 7 seconds after block 971,652. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,246 transactions in 1.79 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.36 sat/vB, down from 2.11 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0052 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1302 BTC for this block.
Block 971,653 is number 1,958 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 58 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,347 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 216 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 12 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.