About block 971,010
Bitcoin block 971,010 was mined by SECPOOL on October 12, 2026 at 12:20 AM UTC, 4 min 9 s after block 971,009. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,530 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0068 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1318 BTC for this block.
Block 971,010 is number 1,315 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 701 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,990 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 582 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.