About block 971,043
Bitcoin block 971,043 was mined by SECPOOL on October 12, 2026 at 4:30 AM UTC, 6 min 22 s after block 971,042. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,506 transactions in 1.73 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 971,043 is number 1,348 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 668 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,957 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 549 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.