About block 971,236
Bitcoin block 971,236 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 13, 2026 at 11:57 AM UTC, 17 min 59 s after block 971,235. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,411 transactions in 1.61 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 1.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0427 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1677 BTC for this block.
Block 971,236 is number 1,541 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 475 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,764 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. Braiins Pool found 17 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 356 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.