About block 971,214
Bitcoin block 971,214 was mined by SpiderPool on October 13, 2026 at 8:15 AM UTC, 2 min 34 s after block 971,213. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 4,239 transactions in 1.64 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, down from 2.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0122 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1372 BTC for this block.
Block 971,214 is number 1,519 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 497 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,786 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 378 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.