About block 971,311
Bitcoin block 971,311 was mined by OCEAN on October 13, 2026 at 9:36 PM UTC, 3 min 48 s after block 971,310. That is faster than the 10-minute average the network aims for: blocks come in bursts because finding one is pure chance.
It confirmed 6,713 transactions in 1.53 MB (99.8% of the 4 million weight-unit limit). The median transaction paid 0.00 sat/vB, and all fees added up to 0.0076 BTC. With the 3.125 BTC subsidy of halving era 5, OCEAN earned 3.1326 BTC for this block.
Block 971,311 is number 1,616 of 2,016 in difficulty epoch 481; 400 blocks remain until the next difficulty adjustment at block 971,711. The next halving is at block 1,050,000, 78,689 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. OCEAN found 27 blocks in the week before. Today the block has 281 confirmations, so it is settled beyond any practical doubt.