About block 971,191
Bitcoin block 971,191 was mined by Luxor on October 13, 2026 at 4:40 AM UTC, 3 min 52 s after block 971,190. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 5,681 transactions in 1.53 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 0.0072 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1322 BTC for this block.
Block 971,191 is number 1,496 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 520 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,809 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. Luxor found 42 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 406 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.