About block 971,227
Bitcoin block 971,227 was mined by Luxor on October 13, 2026 at 9:44 AM UTC, 1 min 11 s after block 971,226. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,421 transactions in 1.61 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, Luxor earned 3.1297 BTC for this block.
Block 971,227 is number 1,532 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 484 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,773 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 370 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.