About block 971,708
Bitcoin block 971,708 was mined by AntPool on October 16, 2026 at 12:07 PM UTC, 1 min 20 s after block 971,707. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,047 transactions in 1.82 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.31 sat/vB, down from 1.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 971,708 is number 2,013 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 3 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,292 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 19 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. AntPool found 223 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 7 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.