About block 971,252
Bitcoin block 971,252 was mined by SECPOOL on October 13, 2026 at 1:57 PM UTC, 9 min 6 s after block 971,251. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 2,788 transactions in 1.60 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 0.0230 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SECPOOL earned 3.1480 BTC for this block.
Block 971,252 is number 1,557 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 459 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,748 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. SECPOOL found 35 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 340 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.