About block 971,785
Bitcoin block 971,785 was mined by AntPool on October 17, 2026 at 12:52 AM UTC, 4 min 28 s after block 971,784. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,241 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.42 sat/vB, down from 2.92 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0180 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1430 BTC for this block.
Block 971,785 is number 74 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,942 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,215 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 227 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.