About block 971,019
Bitcoin block 971,019 was mined by Binance Pool on October 12, 2026 at 1:14 AM UTC, 2 min 0 s after block 971,018. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,436 transactions in 1.56 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0046 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1296 BTC for this block.
Block 971,019 is number 1,324 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 692 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,981 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. Binance Pool found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 578 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.