About block 971,301
Bitcoin block 971,301 was mined by SpiderPool on October 13, 2026 at 8:51 PM UTC, 36 seconds after block 971,300. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,535 transactions in 1.51 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0060 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, SpiderPool earned 3.1310 BTC for this block.
Block 971,301 is number 1,606 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 410 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,699 blocks after this one.
Its hash starts with 20 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 291 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.