About block 971,135
Bitcoin block 971,135 was mined by SpiderPool on October 12, 2026 at 8:02 PM UTC, 4 min 15 s after block 971,134. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 3,213 transactions in 1.64 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 0.0199 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1449 BTC for this block.
Block 971,135 is number 1,440 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 576 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,865 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. SpiderPool found 52 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 457 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.