About block 971,063
Bitcoin block 971,063 was mined by Luxor on October 12, 2026 at 8:05 AM UTC, 4 min 16 s after block 971,062. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,324 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0118 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1368 BTC for this block.
Block 971,063 is number 1,368 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 648 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,937 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 21 zeros: that is the proof of work, a number below the target that the whole network’s hashrate had to search for. Luxor found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 529 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.