About block 971,921
Bitcoin block 971,921 was mined by AntPool on October 18, 2026 at 12:19 AM UTC, 0 seconds after block 971,920. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,191 transactions in 1.68 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.34 sat/vB, down from 2.01 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0061 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1311 BTC for this block.
Block 971,921 is number 210 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,806 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,079 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 228 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.