About block 971,275
Bitcoin block 971,275 was mined by Braiins Pool on October 13, 2026 at 4:49 PM UTC, 16 min 18 s after block 971,274. That is slower than the 10-minute target; long gaps are normal, since every hash attempt is an independent lottery ticket.
It confirmed 4,169 transactions in 1.60 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 2.00 sat/vB, up from 1.00 sat/vB in the block before, and all fees added up to 0.0290 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Braiins Pool earned 3.1540 BTC for this block.
Block 971,275 is number 1,580 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 436 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,725 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 317 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.