About block 971,144
Bitcoin block 971,144 was mined by SECPOOL on October 12, 2026 at 9:57 PM UTC, 2 min 29 s after block 971,143. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,618 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.9% 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 0.0085 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1335 BTC for this block.
Block 971,144 is number 1,449 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 567 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,856 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 453 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.