About block 971,695
Bitcoin block 971,695 was mined by AntPool on October 16, 2026 at 9:56 AM UTC, 1 min 23 s after block 971,694. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,944 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.35 sat/vB, down from 1.30 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0073 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1323 BTC for this block.
Block 971,695 is number 2,000 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 16 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,305 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 220 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.