About block 971,309
Bitcoin block 971,309 was mined by Luxor on October 13, 2026 at 9:28 PM UTC, 44 seconds after block 971,308. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,856 transactions in 1.58 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0033 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, Luxor earned 3.1283 BTC for this block.
Block 971,309 is number 1,614 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 402 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,691 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. Luxor found 43 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 283 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.