About block 971,078
Bitcoin block 971,078 was mined by Binance Pool on October 12, 2026 at 9:52 AM UTC, 1 min 24 s after block 971,077. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,634 transactions in 1.57 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, down from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0059 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Binance Pool earned 3.1309 BTC for this block.
Block 971,078 is number 1,383 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 633 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,922 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. Binance Pool found 7 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 514 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.