About block 971,975
Bitcoin block 971,975 was mined by AntPool on October 18, 2026 at 10:02 AM UTC, 53 seconds after block 971,974. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 1,690 transactions in 2.01 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.22 sat/vB, down from 0.26 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0030 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1280 BTC for this block.
Block 971,975 is number 264 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,752 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,025 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 234 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 10 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.