About block 971,976
Bitcoin block 971,976 was mined by AntPool on October 18, 2026 at 10:11 AM UTC, 8 min 55 s after block 971,975. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,596 transactions in 1.63 MB (99.9% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.34 sat/vB, up from 0.22 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0096 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, AntPool earned 3.1346 BTC for this block.
Block 971,976 is number 265 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 482; 1,751 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 973,727. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,024 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 9 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.