About block 971,196
Bitcoin block 971,196 was mined by MARA Pool on October 13, 2026 at 5:15 AM UTC, 2 min 20 s after block 971,195. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 7,360 transactions in 1.49 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0047 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, MARA Pool earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 971,196 is number 1,501 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 515 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,804 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. MARA Pool found 60 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 396 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.