About block 971,195
Bitcoin block 971,195 was mined by Luxor on October 13, 2026 at 5:12 AM UTC, 4 min 42 s after block 971,194. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,211 transactions in 1.58 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 0.0074 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1324 BTC for this block.
Block 971,195 is number 1,500 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 516 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,805 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. Luxor found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 397 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.