About block 971,726
Bitcoin block 971,726 was mined by AntPool on October 16, 2026 at 3:03 PM UTC, 9 min 16 s after block 971,725. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,744 transactions in 1.72 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.44 sat/vB, up from 0.36 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0249 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1499 BTC for this block.
Block 971,726 is number 15 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 2,001 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,274 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 226 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 6 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.